La France Illustrée: Journal Literaire, Scientifique & Religieux (page 1/3)

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Monseigneur Roche, Bishop of Gap

Here we have a portrait of a prelate, a French bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Gap; he lived from 1828 to 1880 and was made a bishop in 1879. [more...] [$]

Full-page portrait border with nameplate space

This full-page rectangular border is designed like a picture frame, with flowers surmounting an inset oval frame or cartouche, and with a nameplate appearing to hang by a ribbon beneath the oval. [more...] [$]

Le Tunnel du Saint-Gotthard.—Machine à perforer, mue par l’air comprimé

A man stands facing left, apparently calm, wearing overcoat and wide-brimmed hat, in an underground tunnel; behind him is a large metal cylindrical tank, horizontal, fitted with railway wheels; to the man’s right are two large wheels, the upper with a handle and the lower toothed; the main is operating the upper wheel. In front of the man is a machine [...] [more...] [$]

Monseigneur Dabart, bishop of Périgueux and of Sarlat.

A portrait of Nicolas-Joseph Dabert, who was bishop of Périgueux in Dordogne in France from 1863 to 1901. He wrote a number of books, of which a history of Saint [...] [more...] [$]

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

St.Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231) is a patron saint of bakers, beggars, brides, charities and of the death of children. She was a princess and at the age of sixteen was taught by Franciscan friars; she wore simple clothes and distributed bread to the poor. The main scene illustrated in this picture is when her brother-in-law accused her of stealing [...] [more...] [$]