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luzfosca:

Brassaï

The Balloon Merchant, 1931

petitpoulailler:

fleurdulys: 1875 Gustave Caillebotte (French Impressionist; 1848-94) ~ The Yerres, Rain

Art Deco Steampunk, if there is such a thing

via ptak

Armorial Nobiliaire

via @BibliOdyssey which was Nice

holdthisphoto:

Le peintre Ernest Marché déguisé en faune

Fragonard’s ‘Old man in need of a haircut’ (or an older Denis Diderot, depending on who you believe)

via Happy Famous Artists

holdthisphoto:

Charles Augustin Lhermitte

greeneyes55:

Bird Market Paris  1937 

Photo: Herbert List

Denis Diderot , born October 5th, 1713.

Sorry, Denis, it’s a day late. But it’s the thought that counts.

a-l-ancien-regime:

Watteau, ‘Les Champs Elisées,’ c.1720-1, The Wallace Collection

a-l-ancien-regime:

Hubert Robert

The Green Wall

France, Early 1790s

Hermitage Museum

chagalov:

Sur le balcon de l’atelier, Paris, 1902-1903 -by Pierre Bonnard  [+]
[Pierre Bonnard with two of his nephews, Jean and Charles (sons of the composer Claude Terrasse)]

from RMN 

(via carnetimaginaire)

Contes pour les Bibliophiles par Octave Uzanne & Albert Robida, 1895

via Notabilia

Tour de France

via SECRET FORTS 

the-rx:

Montgolfier Brothers’ 1783 balloon flight

“The top portion was surrounded by fleurs-de-lys, with the twelve zodiac signs below. In the middle portion were images of the king’s face, each surrounded by a sun. The bottom section was filled with mascarons and garlands; Several eagle’s wings appear to support this powerful machine in the air. All of this ornamentation was gold on a beautiful blue background, so that that this superb globe appeared to be gold and azure. The circular gallery, in which we see the Marquis D’Arlandes and Mr. Pilatre de Rozier, was covered in crimson draperies with gold fringes.”

purpleishboots: crookedindifference