XEE4153783: Ear of Dionysius - Orecchio di Dionisio (Orecchio di Dionigi) - Interior of the cave known as the Ear of Denys in Syracuse - Engraving in “” Sciences brought to the graceful of all - physics and chemistry”” by Alexis Clerc - End of 19th century. Private collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4154791: Foucault Pendulum - Foucault's pendulum in the Pantheon, Paris, 1851. Jean Bernard Leon Foucault used this pendulum to demonstrate both the rotation of the Earth and the concept of inertia - Engraving in “” Sciences mises a la range de tous - physics and chemistry populaires”” by Alexis Clerc - Fin 19th century. Private collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4151191: Portrait of Jacques-Antoine Dulaure (Jacques Antoine) (1755-1835) French archeologist and historian - Engraving in “The physical, civil and moral history of Paris: from the first historical times to the present day” by Jacques Antoine Dulaure. 1853, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4150593: Portrait of Baron Pierre Yriex Daumesnil (1776-1832) - Portrait of Pierre Yriex (Pierre-Yrieix) Daumesnil (1776-1832), general francais - in “Histoire de l'empire en suite à l'histoire du consulate” by Adolphe Thiers - 1879 - private collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4150655: Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube, 20-21/3/1814 - shell explodes under the horse of emperor Napoleon - Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube (Arcis sur Aube) March 20 and 21, 1814, Napoleon pushing his horse on a shell - “” in “Histoire de l'empire suite à l'histoire du consulate” by Adolphe Thiers - 1879 - private collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4150656: Wars of Liberation, 1813-15 - Allied conquest of Paris, 30 March 1814 - the National Guard under Marshal Moncey defends Porte Clichy - Campagne de France: “” La barriere de Clichy, defense de Paris le 30/03/1814”” Au centre le general Moncey - in “Histoire de l'empire en suite à l'histoire du consulate” by Adolphe Thiers - 1879 - collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4150819: Portrait of Louis Nicolas Davout (1770-1823) Prince of Eckmuhl, Duke of Auerstaedt and Marshal of France - Louis Nicolas (Louis-Nicolas) d'Avout, dit Davout (1770-1823), French officer and Marechal of Empire - in “Histoire de l'empire suite à l'histoire du consulate” by Adolphe Thiers - 1879 - private collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4150659: Battle of Saint-Dizier, 27 January 1814 (allied Russian troups against French guard dragoons) Battle of Saint Dizier - beautiful charge of the dragons of the guard - Battle of the guard dragons against the Russians of Landskoi - in “Histoire de l'empire suite à l'histoire du consulate”” by Adolphe Thiers - 1879 - private collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4154088: View of the tomb of Ciceron (Marcus Tullius Cicero) (106-43 BC), the Roman writer and politician, in Gaete (or Gaeta), Italy, 1861. It serves as the depot of equipment for the Piemontese ambulances during the siege of the city by the troops of Giuseppe Garibaldi. Engraving in “” Le Monde Illustré”” n°198 of 26 January 1861., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4151586: First Abdication, 1814 - Napoleon (1769-1821), receiving the farewell of the marechal Jacques Alexandre (Jacques Alexandre) Macdonald (1765-1840), gave him the sword of Mourad Bey, one of the trophees of the Battle of Aboukir - in “History of the empire following the history of the consulate” by Adolphe Thiers - 1818 79 - private collection, French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images