France
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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:
Four Centuries of European Painting, January 8-29, 1934
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An exhibition of paintings by the most famous European masters of the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries, lent by Wildenstein and Co. of New York City. The exhibition records span four folders plus copies of the catalog and a clipping.
Dates:
January 8-29, 1934
Thirty-five French Paintings of the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, July 16-September 5, 1955
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An exhibition of 35 paintings by nineteenth and twentieth century French artists, lent by M. Knoedler Gallery & Co., Inc. and Wildenstein & Co., Inc. The exhibition records span three folders plus object photographs.
Dates:
July 16-September 5, 1955
Treasures of the Jacquemart-Andrew Museum, Paris, May 4-27, 1956
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An exhibition of 50 paintings and sculptures by French, Italian, Dutch, and Flemish Old Master artists from the Jacquemart-Andre Museum, arranged by Wildenstein and Co., Inc. The exhibition records span six folders plus a catalog and photographs.
Dates:
May 4-27, 1956