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French history by Jacques de Breville (1853-1931)


The French illustrator Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray Breville (1853-1931) left many documents on the history of his country, some of them showing a satirical perspective.

O ilustrador francês Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931) deixou inúmeros documentos sobre a história do seu país, alguns mais ou menos satíricos.


Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931)-'a gaulish family cooking a bear'-oil on canvas

Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931)-'king Dagobert I (ca 603-639) putting his trouser on the wrong way round'-oil on canvas

Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931)-'assassination of Henri IV by François Ravaillac in the rue de la Ferronerie on 14th May 1610'-oil on canvas   Paris-École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (bibliothèque)

Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931)-'Louis XIV in the courtyard of Versailles ultering his celebrated phrase J'ai failli attendre'-oil on canvas

Jacques-Marie-Gaston Onfray de Breville (1853-1931)-'Marshal Ferdinand Foch (1851-1929) the Liberator-oil on canvas

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