Adam de Craponne was a French engineer he built the channel bearing his name.
Artist: Dequevawller
Date:
Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1444
Category Archives: French
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche (Jean Chappe) 1722-1769
Jean-Baptiste Chappe d’Auteroche was a French astronomer, best known for his observations of the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769
Artist: Fredou
Date:
Size 18 x 25 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2099
Francois-Antoine Jecker 1765-1834
French manufacturer of scientific instruments,
Subject gender: Male
Artist: Boilly
Date:
Size 11 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2322
Carlo III, duca di Lorena 1543-1608
Duke of Lorraine, known as “the Great”. He took part in the civil wars of France and in 1588 joined the Catholic League. In 1559 he married Claudia, daughter of the French king Henry II of Valois (1519-1559). His daughter Cristina (1565-1636) married Ferdinando I de’ Medici (1549-1609), Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Size 13 x 20 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:329
Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain 1602-1644
Elisabeth of France or Isabella of Bourbon was Queen of Spain from 1621 to her death and Queen of Portugal from 1621 to 1640, as the first spouse of King Philip IV & III. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640–42 and 1643–44
Size 8.5 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:568
Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf 1596-1657
Charles II, Duke of Elbeuf, was a French nobleman, the son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf, by his wife, Marguerite de Chabot. He succeeded his father in the Elbeuf dukedom in 1605.
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:911
François-Louis de Bourbon, prince de Conti 1664-1709
François Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Conti, was Prince de Conti, succeeding his brother, Louis Armand de Bourbon, in 1685. Until this date, he used the title of Prince of La Roche-sur-Yon
Size 8 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2136
Henri de Lorraine 1601-1666 Count of Harcourt
Henri de Lorraine, known as Cadet la Perle, was a French nobleman. He was count of Harcourt, count of Armagnac, count of Brionne and viscount of Marsan. He was the younger son of Charles I, Duke of Elbeuf and his wife Marguerite de Chabot, countess of Charny.
Artist: W.Jonkman
Date:1660
Size 8 x 14 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:2654
Charles VIII, King of France 1470-1498
Charles VIII, called the Affable, was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointly with her husband Peter II, Duke of Bourbon until 1491 when the young king turned 21 years of age.
Size 10 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:324
Ludwig Armand de Bourbon. Printz de Conti
Louis Armand de Bourbon (10 November 1695 – 4 May 1727) was Prince of Conti, from 1709 to his death, succeeding his father, François Louis de Bourbon. As a member of the reigning House of Bourbon, he was a Prince of the Blood. His mother was Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, daughter of Henri Jules, Prince of Condé and granddaughter of Louis de Bourbon, le Grand Condé. He was nominated as the Prince of Orange by King Louis XIV of France in 1712.
Date:
Size 9 x 14.5 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:805