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
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Category Archives: French
Théophile Corret de la Tour d’Auvergne (Théophile-Malo de La Tour d’Auvergne-Corret) 1743-1800
French officer named by Napoleon “first grenadier of France”. He was also a celtomaniac antiquarian who introduced the words “dolmen” and “menhir” into general archaeological usage
Artist: Geille
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Size 14 x 19 cms
Price £28.00
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Charlotte Corday
Subject nationality: French
Subject gender: Female
Artist: Fournier
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Size 11 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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Pierre Mignard 1612-1695
Pierre Mignard or Pierre Mignard I, called “Mignard le Romain” to distinguish him from his brother Nicolas Mignard, was a French painter known for his religious and mythological scenes and portraits
Artist: Delpech
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Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00
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Edmond Francois Valentin About 1828-1885
French novelist and writer. About was born on February 14th, 1828 in Dieuze a commune in the Northeast part of France. In 1848 he entered École Normale a higher education establishment created after the French Revolution.
Artist: A.Wegler
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Size 17 x 24 cms
Price £28.00
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Jean Grusset dict Richardot, knight 1540-1609
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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