French lawyer, politician, and chancellor of France, whose attempts at reform signalled the failure of enlightened despotism in France.
Size 24 x 30 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2476
Category Archives: French
Josias von Rantzau 1609-1650
Danish military leader and Marshal of France. Josias was the grandson of Paul, the youngest son of Johann Rantzau. He married his Cousin Hedwig Margarethe Elisabeth vor Rantzau, but had no children. As a young man, he served Prince Maurice of Orange and King Christian IV of Denmark.
Size 14 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2337
Claude-Nicolas Le Cat 1700 – 1768
Famous French surgeon and urologist of the 18th century
Subject gender: Male
Artist: Benoit Louis Henriquez, After Jean-Bernard Restout (1732 – 1796)
Date:1771
Size 18 x 24 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2107
François-Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron 1671-1755
Henri François Xavier de Belsunce de Castelmoron was a French Jesuit who became Bishop of Marseille.
Artist: Dequevauviller
Date:
Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1469
Bouille
Subject nationality: French
Subject gender: Male
Artist:
Date:
Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1683
Adelaide Raymonde de Malézieu, Countess of Carcado 1755-1808
Attended the court of Louis XVI where she was part of the circle of Marie Antoinette. She founded the Work of the Neglected Children to help orphans. She married in 1783 Louis Gabriel The Seneschal of Kercado.
Artist: Clara Nargeol
Date:
Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1468
Jean-Pierre-Joseph d’ Arcet 1777-1844
French chemist and industrialist, head of many factories in Paris, and member of no less numerous official, governmental or academic bodies.
Artist: Gerard
Date:1834
Size 10 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:742
Louis Antoine de Pardaillan de Gondrin 1664-1736
Marquis of Antin, Gondrin and Montespan (1701), then 1st Duke of Antin (1711) French nobleman.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1115
Louis XIV, king of France 1643–1715
Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign.
Size 15 x 19.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:549
Léopold, I Duke of Lorraine 1679-1729
Leopold the Good was Duke of Lorraine and Bar from 1690 to his death. Through his son Francis Stephen, he is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria
Size 8.5 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:76