EditorialSouvenir of a Castle in Vosges, 1857, Brush and iron gall washes, pen and iron gall ink, white gouache; outline of castle obtained by using a paper stencil, sheet: 18 1/2 x 12 3/16 in. (47 x 31 cm), Drawings, Victor Hugo (French, Besan?on 1802?1885 Paris).
Editorial?pinette des Vosges, late 19th century, Valdajol, France, French, Wood, metal, L. 59.3 cm., Greatest width 7.4 cm, Depth of soundbox 2.9 cm, Sounding length of strings 47.4 cm., Chordophone-Zither-plucked, Amant Constant (Am?) Lambert (French, La Girmo...
EditorialTHE NUNNERY OF OTTILIENBERG, ALSACE. Mont Sainte-Odil, Odilienberg or Ottilienberg; called Allitona in the 8th century, is a 760 m peak of the Vosges Mountains in Alsace in France, immediately west of Barr. The mountain is named for Saint Odile. It has...
EditorialEmperor Franz I and his Chancellor Prince Clemens Metternich crossing the Vosges on their way to Paris, July 2, 1815, after the defeat of Napoleon I. The Emperor and the Chancellor are shown in the midst of Allied Russian troops. Oil on canvas.
EditorialIn 1605 king Henri IV decided to transform the Marais quarter of Paris into an elegant square with houses in perfect symmetry. The " Place Royale", later Place des Vosges, was finished in 1612. The king's palace, the " Pavillon Henri IV&...