Statesman and diplomat from the Franche-Comté, who held high political office during the Dutch Revolt and played an important role in restoring Habsburg rule in the Southern Netherlands
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2999
Category Archives: French
Louis XVI king of France 1754-1793
Last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France, and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765.
Size 7.5 x 12 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:480
Henri de Lorraine 1601-1666
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.
Size 14 x 19.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:871
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux 1636-1711
Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux, often known simply as Boileau, was a French poet and critic. He did much to reform the prevailing form of French poetry, in the same way that Blaise Pascal did to reform the prose. He was greatly influenced by Horace.
Size 8.5 x 13 cms
Price £14.00
Ref:1914
Henry de Lorraine Duc de Guise 1550-1588
Henry I, Prince of Joinville, Duke of Guise, Count of Eu, sometimes called Le Balafré, was the eldest son of Francis, Duke of Guise, and Anna d’Este. His maternal grandparents were Ercole II d’Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Renée of France.
Size 13 x 18 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:2576
Henri, Count of Harcourt 1601-1666
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.
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Date:1660
Size 17.5 x 19.5 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:638
Francois I. King of France 1515-1547
Francis I (1494–1547), who ruled France from 1515 until his death, was an intense admirer of Italian art, and from early on in his reign he courted the best Italian painters and craftsmen. When he conquered Milan in 1515, he saw at first hand the work of Leonardo da Vinci.
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Size 13 x 20 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:608
Louis de Bourbon Count of Soissons 1604-1641
Louis de Bourbon was Count of Soissons. He was the son of Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons and Anne de Montafié. He was the second cousin of King Louis XIII of France and held the rank of prince of the blood
Size 11 x 15 cms
Price £28.00
Ref:1770