Le voyage du Président Félix Faure en Russie (Août 1897): L'impératrice descend l'escalier rouge du palais de Saint-Pétersbourg, accompagnée des dames d'honneur et suivie de tous les princes et grands ducs de la cour impériale

Jan Schoonhoven - Beambte 18977

In his own lifetime, the works of Jan Schoonhoven (Delft, 1914 -1994) were compared to those of Swiss painter Paul Klee and Dutch painter Piet Mondriaan. The symmetric and yet mysterious white reliefs made out of carton

Prince Ranjitsinhji Practising Batting in the Nets

Probably the first ever cricket film: Indian cricketing royalty prepares for the first test between England and Australia at Sydney.

Garde républicaine à cheval

The troops ride their horses from the right edge of the frame to the left edge of the frame. It's among the simplest of actualities, since the framing is so square and central that it seems a simple statement of fact.

Clown, Dog and Balloon

Cute one-trick doggie show. The backdrop is beautifully detailed, yet the illusion of depth is humorously broken by the balloon bouncing off the set.