Louis, Dauphin of France was the elder and only surviving son of King Louis XV of France and his wife, Queen Marie Leszczyńska. He had a younger brother, Philippe, who died as a toddler. As a son of the king, Louis was a fils de France. As heir apparent, he became Dauphin of France
Size 9.5 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
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Henri II d’Orléans, duc de Longueville or Henri de Valois-Longueville, a legitimated prince of France and peer of France, served as governor of Picardy, then of Normandy, and was a major figure during the Fronde
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
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General Antoine Drouot, Comte Drouot 1774 -1847 was a French officer who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Drouot is one of a select group who were present at both the Battle of Trafalgar (1805) and the Battle of Waterloo (1815).Drouot’s name is inscribed on the western pillar under the Arc de Triomphe.
Artist: H.Garnier
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Size 16 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:666
Marie Joséphine of Savoy (Italian: Maria Giuseppina Luisa; 2 September 1753 – 13 November 1810) was a princess of France and Countess of Provence by marriage to the future King Louis XVIII of France. She was regarded by Bourbon royalist Legitimists as the titular ‘Queen of France’ when her husband assumed the title of king in 1795 upon the death of his nephew, the titular King Louis XVII of France, until her death. She was never practically queen, as she died before her husband actually became king in 1814.
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Size 9.5 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1685
Louis II, Cardinal of Guise, was the third son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d’Este.
Size 9 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
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French priest ‘creator’ of the Defile de la Pierre Lys route
Artist: Durupt
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Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV.
Artist: Geitte
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Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2628
Denis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer, best known for serving as co-founder, chief editor, and contributor to the Encyclopédie along with Jean le Rond d’Alembert. He was a prominent figure during the Enlightenment.
Artist: Van Loo
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Size 13 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
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François Dominique de Reynaud, Comte de Montlosier, was a notable French politician and political writer during the First French Empire, Bourbon Restoration and July Monarchy. He was the youngest of a large family belonging to the poorer nobility
Artist: N.Maurin
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Size 11.5 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2201
François-Augustin de Paradis de Moncrif was a French writer and poet, of a family originally of Scots origin. He was appointed historiographer royal to Louis XV of France
Artist: De la Tour
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Size 18 x 24 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2097