Charles Perrault
The Illustrious Men Who Have Appeared in France During this Century: with their Portraits from Life

The Illustrious Men Who Have Appeared in France During this Century: with their Portraits from Life

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The Illustrious Men Who Have Appeared in France During this Century: with their Portraits from Life
ArtistFrench, 1628–1703
CultureFrench
Titles
  • The Illustrious Men Who Have Appeared in France During this Century: with their Portraits from Life
  • Les hommes illustres qui ont paru en France pendant ce siècle: avec leurs Portrait au naturel
Date1696–1700
PlaceParis, France
MediumFolio binding, Two volumes in one with engravings
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 17 3/8 × 12 × 1 3/4 in. (44.2 × 30.5 × 4.4 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2002.9
Not on view

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Plains of Mars: European War Prints, 1500-1825," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 1–April 26, 2009.

"Princes & Paupers: The Art of Jacques Callot," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 31 –May 12, 2013.

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iBook
Jonathan P. Ive
iBook
Designed 1999
Molded plastic with electronic components
2006.1281.A,.B
Set of Six Wine Labels
Digby Scott
Set of Six Wine Labels
1806
Silver-gilt
2017.447.1-.6
Sketchbook
George Romney
Sketchbook
September 1783
Book with pen and sepia ink, brush and sepia wash, black chalk and graphite on laid paper
78.187
Heroic Figure
Heroic Figure
c. 200–225 AD
Bronze
62.19
Picture taken at the instant of a high order detonation on port side. Note debris in air and firefighters running to escape. Note topmast broken at radar platform level.
Al Bullock
Picture taken at the instant of a high order detonation on port side. Note debris in air and firefighters running to escape. Note topmast broken at radar platform level.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.10
Debris flies aloft after an explosion convulses the FRANKLIN...only one of a series of .....which dangered the ship anew, meant the loss of additional lives increased the long list of the shrined seeking to escape the ......of the blast, member of fire fighting detail fall back .. to return immediately and renew their assault against the flames.
Al Bullock
Debris flies aloft after an explosion convulses the FRANKLIN...only one of a series of .....which dangered the ship anew, meant the loss of additional lives increased the long list of the shrined seeking to escape the ......of the blast, member of fire fighting detail fall back .. to return immediately and renew their assault against the flames.
March 19, 1945
Gelatin silver print
2022.641.9
Overall recto
Ketubbah celebrating the marriage of Raphael ben Abraham Pardo Roques and Blanca bat Emanuel Pardo Roques
1796
Gouache, ink, and metallic pigment on parchment
2023.619
side view of object
Pair of Hinged Bracelets
19th century
Gold
2004.2384.1,.2
Tea Bowl, part of tea bowl and saucer
Tea Bowl, part of tea bowl and saucer
18th or 19th century
Enamel colored porcelain
96.1666.1
Saucer, part of tea bowl and saucer
Saucer, part of tea bowl and saucer
18th or 19th century
Enamel colored porcelain
96.1666.2
Needle Case
Needle Case
19th century
Ivory
94.990.A,.B
Benares, India
Linda Connor
Benares, India
1979
Gelatin silver print with toning
91.499