XEE4181128: Palais du Luxembourg in Paris: election of 30 January for the election of senators of the department of the Seine. Standing, the chair in one hand is recognized as Victor Hugo (1802-1885), politician. Engraving in “” L'univers illustrious””, 1876. Private collection., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4181311: Great days of Poitiers (1531) under Francois I. The Grand Days are exceptional courts that ultimately adjudicate local cases. Presiding by a king's commissioner and composed of professional magistrates but foreign to the province, Francois I frequently used it. Engraving - in “” Histoire populaire de la France””, sd. circa 1885., French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images