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Maintenon Palace, Mme de Maintenon's bedroom.
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Maintenon Palace, Mme de Maintenon's bedroom.

Castle of Bussy-Rabotin, where Count Roger de Rabutin  
spent 16 years of exile from the court of Louis XIV.   
Before his banishment he spent one year in the Bastille
prison, mainly for his book "Histoire Amoureuse des    
Gaules," describing life at the court of Versailles.
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Castle of Bussy-Rabotin, where Count Roger de Rabutin spent 16 years of exile...

Bussy-Rabutin Castle, the Rotunda with the portraits   
of those ladies at the Court of Louis XIV, which       
the banished Count Roger de Rabutin despised most.
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Bussy-Rabutin Castle, the Rotunda with the portraits of those ladies at the C...

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683)                     
Most influential Minister of Louis XIV, successor to   
disgraced Minister of Finance Nicolas Fouquet. His     
reform of the Royal administration paved the way for   
French absolutism.
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Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683) Most influential Ministe...

The army of Louis XIV crossing the Rhine on June 12,   
1672.                                                  
Oil on canvas (1699)                                   
234 x 164 cm - Inv. 7089
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The army of Louis XIV crossing the Rhine on June 12, 1672....

On the occasion of the Peacetreaty of Nijmegen, 1678,  
King Louis XIV (center) receives foreign ambassadors.  
To the right of the King Mme. de Montespan and his     
ministers Jean-Baptiste Colbert and the Duke of Vivonne
Oil on canvas, 70 x 116,5 cm, Inv. 709
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On the occasion of the Peacetreaty of Nijmegen, 1678, King Louis XIV (center)...

Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built    
under Louis XIV as a home for disabled soldiers. The   
expenses were born by abbeys and priories. Physicians, 
surgeons and pharmacists attached to the institution,  
were equal to those serving the person of the King.
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Grand courtyard of the "Hotel des Invalides," built under Louis XIV as a hom...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal    
residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged.       
Pierre Lescot designed the Cour Carr‚e (1546-1574).    
Today, the Louvre houses one of the world's most       
important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal    
residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged.       
The "Salon Carree," from the period of Louis XIV.      
Today, the Louvre houses on of the world's most        
important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal    
residence, the Louvre was continuously enlarged.       
"Perrault's Colonnade," by architect Claude Perrault,  
built 1665-1670. Today, the Louvre houses one of the   
world's most important Art Museums.
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Louvre Palace. Begun in the 13th century as a royal residence, the Louvre wa...

Cardinal Andre-Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), chief    
minister of king Louis XV.                             
Oil on canvas, 150,5 x 110 cm                          
INV 670
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Cardinal Andre-Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), chief minister of king Louis X...

Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, wife of Louis XV,  
daughter of Stanislas Leszczynski, King of Poland.     
Oil on canvas, 277 x 191 cm
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Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France, wife of Louis XV, daughter of Stanislas Le...