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France

 Subject
Subject Source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
Scope Note: Area inhabited by Lower Paleolithic; Celt-speaking Gauls dominated by 5th century BCE; part of Roman Empire 125 BCE-5th century, then under Frankish influence; lost land to England 12th-16th centuries; monarchy fell in Revolution 1792; recurring expansion 16-19th centuries; official language is French, though Provençal, Breton, Flemish, Catalan, Corsican, Basque, and Germanic regional patois are also spoken.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Jacob Stern Loan Collection, July 24-August 9, 1928

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On an indefinite loan, the Jacob Stern Loan Collection included 42 paintings and 7 bronzes from various European countries and the United States dating from the 17th to 19th centuries. The exhibition records span one folder plus a copy of the exhibition catalog.

Dates: July 24-August 9, 1928

Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Rosa Bonheur, September 1-[October 15 or November], 1935

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An exhibition of 15 paintings by the late French artist Rosa Bonheur, lent by Anna Elizabeth Klumpke. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: September 1-[October 15 or November], 1935

Paintings by Rosa Bonheur and Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, January 9-February 5, 1933

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An exhibition of 28 paintings by American artist Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, supplemented by five paintings by the French nineteenth-century artist Rosa Bonheur. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: January 9-February 5, 1933