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 2 Collections and/or Records:
A Graphic Panorama of the Rise and Fall of Napolean I, September 15-October 25, 1954
Sub-Series
Abstract
From the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, an exhibition of lithographs depicting significant events in the life and the reign of the French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Shown at the San Francisco Public Library. The exhibition records span three folders.
Dates:
September 15-October 25, 1954
Napoleonic Broadsides, August 20-September 20, 1942
Sub-Series
Abstract
An exhibition of 83 color engravings featuring anti-Napoleon caricatures, lent by M. Knoedler & Co., New York City. The prints were mostly by English artists, as well as some French artists. The exhibition records span two folders.
Dates:
August 20-September 20, 1942