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(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter parade and An American in Paris

John R. Green

(1908-1989) Bandleader, pianist and composer in charge of many successful MGM movies such as Easter…

Ancient Greek Mythology. Paris begins the Trojan War by kidnapping Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world.

Paris

Ancient Greek Mythology. Paris begins the Trojan War by kidnapping Helen of Troy, the most beautiful…

Eiffel Tower in Paris, 1901

Eiffel Tower

Eiffel Tower in Paris, 1901

View of the Paris Bourse.

Paris Bourse

View of the Paris Bourse.

Paris Exhibition in 1878.

Paris Exhibition

Paris Exhibition in 1878.

Romanesque ornament from an evangeliarium written for Charlemagne, 8th century, Library of the Louvre, Paris.

Band Motif

Romanesque ornament from an evangeliarium written for Charlemagne, 8th century, Library of the Louvre,…

Santos Dumont's Airship rounding the Eiffel Tower.

Airship

Santos Dumont's Airship rounding the Eiffel Tower.

A French artist, born Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine, Jan. 10, 1833; died in Paris, Jan. 23, 1883.

Gustave Dore

A French artist, born Strasburg, Alsace-Lorraine, Jan. 10, 1833; died in Paris, Jan. 23, 1883.

A Russian novelist, born at Orel, Nov. 9, 1818; died at Bougival, near Paris, Sep. 3, 1883.

Ivan Sergyevich Turgenieff

A Russian novelist, born at Orel, Nov. 9, 1818; died at Bougival, near Paris, Sep. 3, 1883.

Carved double rinceau from Notre Dame, Paris.

Rinceau

Carved double rinceau from Notre Dame, Paris.

Fourteenth century French Gothic capital from the transept of Notre Dame, Paris.

Capital

Fourteenth century French Gothic capital from the transept of Notre Dame, Paris.

French Gothic capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

Capital

French Gothic capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

French Romanesque capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

Capital

French Romanesque capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

Cornice molding from Notre Dame, Paris.

Cornice Molding

Cornice molding from Notre Dame, Paris.

French Gothic capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

Capital

French Gothic capital from St. Martin des Champs, Paris.

French Gothic capital with corner leaf from Notre Dame, Paris.

Capital

French Gothic capital with corner leaf from Notre Dame, Paris.

Cornice detail from Notre Dame, Paris.

Cornice Molding

Cornice detail from Notre Dame, Paris.

Reliefs from the base of portal, Notre Dame, Paris

Relief

Reliefs from the base of portal, Notre Dame, Paris

Buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame, Paris.

Buttress Pinnacle

Buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame, Paris.

Buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame, Paris.

Buttress Pinnacle

Buttress pinnacle from Notre Dame, Paris.

Half-plan and elevation of a clustered pier from Notre Dame, Paris.

Clustered Pier

Half-plan and elevation of a clustered pier from Notre Dame, Paris.

Detail from the transept of Notre Dame, Paris.

Transept Carving

Detail from the transept of Notre Dame, Paris.

The head of Medusa as a grotesque from a tympanum in Paris.

Medusa Head

The head of Medusa as a grotesque from a tympanum in Paris.

Capital B, 12th century,Breviarium Cassinese, Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris.

B, Romanesque

Capital B, 12th century,Breviarium Cassinese, Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris.

Notre Dame viewed from the front.

Notre Dame

Notre Dame viewed from the front.

A famous church in Paris

St. Sulpice

A famous church in Paris

The Arc de Triomphe de L'etolile in Paris

Arc de Triomphe de L'etolile

The Arc de Triomphe de L'etolile in Paris

The Petit Palais (Small Palace) is a museum in Paris, France. It was built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 and now houses the City of Paris Museum of Fine Arts.

Petit Palais

The Petit Palais (Small Palace) is a museum in Paris, France. It was built for the Universal Exhibition…

The center of the courtyard of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

Ecole des Beaux-Arts Courtyard

The center of the courtyard of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris.

"The raid in Kentucky- the Confederate Morgan with his guerillas bivouacking in Courthouse Square, Paris, Bourbon County, after levying contributions on the inhabitants. The Confederate Morgan reached Paris and Cynthiana, both of which places he occupied, levying large contributions on its unfortunate inhabitants. Our artist reported that it was a most animated and interesting sight to see the blank dismay of the 'Parisians' when Morgan and his men dismounted and bivouacked in their fine square. Beyond some robberies there were no outrages committed. The Courthouse is a very imposing building, and, standing on the highest spot in the town, is visible for miles around."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Kentucky Raid

"The raid in Kentucky- the Confederate Morgan with his guerillas bivouacking in Courthouse Square, Paris,…

"Paris, capital of Bourbon County, situated on Stoner Creek, Ky., occupied by Morgan's Guerrillas in 1862."— Frank Leslie, 1896

Paris

"Paris, capital of Bourbon County, situated on Stoner Creek, Ky., occupied by Morgan's Guerrillas in…

"The Pine-Tree Flag. This engraving is a reduced copy of a vignette on a map of Boston, published in Paris in 1776. The <em>London Chronicle</em>, an anti-ministerial paper, in its issue for Kanuary, 1776, gives the following description of the flag, of an American cruiser that had been captured: 'In the Admirally office is the flag of a provincial privateer."&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Pine-Tree Flag

"The Pine-Tree Flag. This engraving is a reduced copy of a vignette on a map of Boston, published in…

"The dining-hall, or room with seven doors. In the December number of the New York Mirror for 1834, is an interesting account of this old building, by Gulian C. Verplanck, Esq. He relates the following anecdote connected with this room, which he received from Colonel Nicholas Fish, father of the late governor of the State of New York. Just before La Fayette's death, himself and the American minister, with several of his countrymen, were invited to dine at the house of that distinguished Frenchman, Marbois, who was the French secretary of legation here during the Revolution. At the supper hour the company were shown into a room which contrasted quite oddly with the Parisian elegance of the other apartments where they had spent the evening. A low boarded, painted ceiling, with large beams, a single small, uncurtained window, with numerous small doors, as well as the general style of the whole, gave, at first, the idea of the kitchen, or largest room of a dutch or Belgian farm-house. On a long rough table was a repast, just as little in keeping with the refined kitchens of Paris as the room was with its architecture. It consisted of a large dish of meat, uncouth-looking pastry, and wine in decanters and bottles, accompanied by glasses and silver mugs, such as indicated other habits and tastes than those of modern Paris."&mdash;Lossing, 1851

Dining-Hall

"The dining-hall, or room with seven doors. In the December number of the New York Mirror for 1834,…

"Resembles the common toad of Europe in appearance: there are also other foreign species, among which is the accoucheur toad, which not only assists the female in excluding her eggs, but attaches them afterwards to his own hind-legs, where the young are developed until they arrive at the tadpole state, when he visists the water and the escape. This species is common in the vicinity of Paris." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Natter-jack toad

"Resembles the common toad of Europe in appearance: there are also other foreign species, among which…

"Key of the Bastile. This key of the old Paris prison known as the Bastile, was sent by La Fayette to Washington after the destruction of that edifice by the infuriated populace on the 14th of July, 1789. This was the beginning of the French Revolution. The Bastille was originally a royal place, built by Charles the Fifth of France in 1369. It was afterward used as a state prison, like the Tower of London, and became the scene of dreadful sufferings and frightful crimes. When the mob gained possession of it in 1789, they took the governor and other officers to the Place de Greve, where they first cut off their hands and then their heads. With the key, La Fayette sent a plaster model of the old building. The model, somewhat defaced from long exposure in the Alexandria museum, is among the collections of the National Institute, while the key retains its ancient position at Mount Vernon. It is of wrought iron, seven inches long. La Fayette, in his letter to Washington which accompanied the key and picture, dated 'Paris, March 17th, 1789,' said, 'Give me leave, my dear general, to present you with a picture of the Bastile, just as it appeared a few days after I had ordered its demolition, with the main key of this fortress of despotism. It is a tribute which I owe as a son to my adopted father; as an aid-de-camp to my general; as a missionary liberty to its patriarch.'"—Lossing, 1851

Bastile Key

"Key of the Bastile. This key of the old Paris prison known as the Bastile, was sent by La Fayette to…

"The <em>A. dubia</em> is found in the Nile. Several of this genus, brought from Egypt to Paris packed in bran, were found living, though they had been four months in making the passage." &mdash; Goodrich, 1859

Ampullaria dubia

"The A. dubia is found in the Nile. Several of this genus, brought from Egypt to Paris packed…

"Statue of Charlemagne, in Paris. At Pepin's death in 768 the kingdom of the Franks included the greater part of what is now France, together with a portion of Germany. This territory was divided between his two sons, Carloman and Charles, who ruled over it together for three years, until 771, when, by the death of Carloman, Charles became the sole ruler. Charles, or to give him the title by which he is best known, Charlemagne (that is, Charles the Great), is the greatest figure in the history of the Middle Ages, and one of the ablest rulers of all time. His reign is itself an epoch in history; for the work he did lived after him, and influenced the nations of Europe for centuries to come."—Colby, 1899

Charlemagne

"Statue of Charlemagne, in Paris. At Pepin's death in 768 the kingdom of the Franks included the greater…

"The age of Louis XIV. during the reign of Louis XIV, the son and successor of Louis XIII (1643-1715), which lasted over seventy years, France was the leading nation of Europe. In some respects it was a brilliant period. The magnificence of the French court, the splendor of Paris, and the proud position of France in Europe were characteristics of the time. Literature flourished under the patronage of the court, and some of the greatest of the French writers lived in this reign. A striking characteristic of the time was the absolute belief of the subjects in the divine power of the king. Louis XIV was the most conspicuous type of an absolute monarch. He was the source of all power and glory."&mdash;Colby, 1899

Louis XIV

"The age of Louis XIV. during the reign of Louis XIV, the son and successor of Louis XIII (1643-1715),…

"The guillotine was used during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. Now that the power of the Girondists was broken, and military successes had strengthened the revolutionary party in control, France entered upon that part of the Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. The characteristic feature of the next few months was the wholesale murder of all persons suspected of hostility toward the Jacobin government or lukewarmness on its behalf. To be sure, the victims enjoyed the show of a judicial trial, but sentence was rendered without regard to justice or the facts of the case and execution followed quickly. The guillotine, named after its inventor, Dr. Guillotin, was a serviceable instrument for disposing quickly of the condemned, and hardly a day passed without seeing a score or more of suspected persons beheaded in the city of Paris alone."&mdash;Colby, 1899

Guillotine

"The guillotine was used during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. Now that the power of…

"Catacombs are caverns, grottoes, and subterraneous caves, destined for the sepulture of the dead. The name catacombs, according to Gregory, was at first applied to designate exclusively the cave in which the bodies of St. Peter and St. Paul were buried, and it was only at a later period that it came to be given to all the subterraneous passages which were used as public burying-places. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Catacomb Grave

"Catacombs are caverns, grottoes, and subterraneous caves, destined for the sepulture of the dead. The…

"Complete suit of Plate-Armor, now in Paris, date about 1440- the epoch of greatest perfection of defensive arms."-Whitney, 1902

Armor

"Complete suit of Plate-Armor, now in Paris, date about 1440- the epoch of greatest perfection of defensive…

"The Eiffel Tower is a notable structure in Paris, France. The plans for the Paris exposition of 1889 included a monstrous iron tower, to be raised on the Champs-de-Mars, 1,000 feet high. The designer, Gustave Eiffel, constructed it of iron lattice-work, with three sets of elevators giving access to the summit."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Eiffel Tower

"The Eiffel Tower is a notable structure in Paris, France. The plans for the Paris exposition of 1889…

"Victoria Regia, named by Lindley after Queen Victoria, is the most magnificent of all known water lilies, and comes from a region in which it had been supposed that no Nymph&aelig;ace&aelig; occurred. It was first discovered by the botanist H&aelig;nke in 1801; Bonbigny, in 1828, sent home specimens to Paris; others also subsequently saw it growing, but it excited no attention till in 1837, Sir Robert Schomburgk found it in the Berbice river in British Guiana. The rootstock is thick and fleshy, the leaf-stalks prickly, the leaf peltate, its margin circular, its diameter from 6 to 12 feet, the edge so turned up as to make the leaves floating in tranquil water look like a number of large trays. "&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Victoria Regia

"Victoria Regia, named by Lindley after Queen Victoria, is the most magnificent of all known water lilies,…

"This picture is based upon a photograph of a painting exhibited many years ago in the Paris Salon. It represents the crowning experiement of Dr. Edward Jenner, a famous English physician and the discoverer of vaccination. This experiment was performed on a boy who Jenner innoculated with matter taken from the hand of a milkmaid who had been directly infected by the cow. This was on the 14th of May, 1796, more than a century ago." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

The First Vaccination

"This picture is based upon a photograph of a painting exhibited many years ago in the Paris Salon.…

"Louvre is the name of a celebrated public building of Paris, situated in the N. part of the city, near the right band of the Seine."&mdash;(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Louvre West Pavilion

"Louvre is the name of a celebrated public building of Paris, situated in the N. part of the city, near…

"This striking picture, by a celebrated French artist, has excited marked attention ever since it was first exhibited at the Paris Salon. The grouping is admirable, and by the abscence of all accessories the interest is skillfully concentrated on the principal personage, the attending surgeon, and the pale boy whose arm he is bandaging and who is striving not to wince beneath the treatment. That the hurt is not trifling is shown by the basin of blood and the look of concern in the counternances of the surrounding family, who are yet sufficiently composed to indicate that there is no imminent danger. The strongly lined faces of the peasants, with their vary expressions, contrasted with the rude interior, form a graphic study." &mdash; Blaisedell, 1904

Doctor

"This striking picture, by a celebrated French artist, has excited marked attention ever since it was…

"The following wood-cut from a fictile vase in the Museo Borbonico at Naples, represents Juno seated on a splendid throne, which is elevated on a basement. She holds in her left hand a sceptre, and in her right the apple, which Mercury is about to convey to Paris with a view to the celebrated contest for beauty on Mount Ida. Mercury is distinguished by his talaria, his caduceus, and his petasus thrown behind his back, and hanging b a string. On the right side of the throne is the representation of a tigress or panther." &mdash Smith; 1873

Thrones

"The following wood-cut from a fictile vase in the Museo Borbonico at Naples, represents Juno seated…

Chinese diplomatist and minister to the courts of London and Paris.

Marquis Tseng

Chinese diplomatist and minister to the courts of London and Paris.

"Oenone warning Paris" &mdash; Gayley, 1893

Paris

"Oenone warning Paris" — Gayley, 1893

Count Eudes re-entering Paris through the Beseigers.

Count Eudes

Count Eudes re-entering Paris through the Beseigers.

Expedition of Montserrat. In 1782, during the American Revolutionary War, France briefly captured Montserrat after supporting the American rebels. The French returned the island to Great Britain under the 1783 Treaty of Paris

Montserrat

Expedition of Montserrat. In 1782, during the American Revolutionary War, France briefly captured Montserrat…

A pianist and composer, born in Rading, Hungary, Oct. 22, 1811; died in Baireuth, Oct. 31, 1886. He under took the study of music at the early age of six years, at nine attracted much attention by his skill on the pianoforte, and soon after secured means from several noblemen to study at Vienna a period of six years. In 1823 he began additional study at Paris, and two years later composed his first work, entitles "Don Sanche."

Franz Liszt

A pianist and composer, born in Rading, Hungary, Oct. 22, 1811; died in Baireuth, Oct. 31, 1886. He…

Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria; wife of Louis XVI; and mother of Louis XVII. She was guillotined at the height of the French Revolution, and is interred with her husband in the royal crypt at Saint Denis Basilica in Paris.

Marie Antoinette

Queen of France and Archduchess of Austria. she was the daughter of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I…

A journalist and statesman, born in Paris, France, Jan. 30, 1830. After attaining a liberal education, he engaged with the Paris "Figaro" as a writer of dramatic and art criticism, and later became a memeber of the editorial staff.

Victor Rocheport

A journalist and statesman, born in Paris, France, Jan. 30, 1830. After attaining a liberal education,…

An eminent author, born in Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694; died there May 30, 1778.

Voltaire (Francois Marie Abouet)

An eminent author, born in Paris, France, Nov. 21, 1694; died there May 30, 1778.

An eminent novelist, born in Paris, France, April 2, 1840.

Emile Zola

An eminent novelist, born in Paris, France, April 2, 1840.

The wife of Jean Marie, and herself the spirit of the Girondin party; the daughter of a Paris engraver; born in that city, March 17, 1754.

Jeanne Roland

The wife of Jean Marie, and herself the spirit of the Girondin party; the daughter of a Paris engraver;…

The west corner dome of the main exposition building in Paris.

Exposition Building

The west corner dome of the main exposition building in Paris.

"In street architecture a covered way or passage, either open at the side with a range of pillars, or completely covered over. The finest arcades of this description are to be found in Paris." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Arcade

"In street architecture a covered way or passage, either open at the side with a range of pillars, or…

"A kneading-machine of a highly approved form, used in the great Scipion bakery of Paris, the invention of M. Boland. Externally it is like the former, and it is also geared to move at two rates of rapidity. It has further an adjustment by which the force of the motion is increased while its rate is diminished." &mdash; Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Kneading Machine

"A kneading-machine of a highly approved form, used in the great Scipion bakery of Paris, the invention…