Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer mb-code 42-24075987 A coloured lithographic plate from

A coloured lithographic plate from Her Majesty's Army by Walter Richards

if the law were to take full advantage of its authority

Dandy in riding dress with a feathered hat slouched on one side to reveal an under cap of embroidered velvet or gold net work

In the foreground on the right figures are labouring in a field accompanied by a horse and cart

to avoid arrest for which he has been in hiding

Ambroise Thomas, French opera composer mb-code 42-24075987 A coloured lithographic plate fromAmbroise Thomas, French opera composer, 1889. Thomas's (1811 1896) best known operas are Mignon (1866) and Hamlet (1868). He was Director of the Conservatoire de Paris from 1871 until 1896. A photograph from Album de Photographies dans L'Intimite de Personnages Illustres, 1860 1920, 6th album, Editions MD, Paris.