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In 1785,Louis XVI gives instructions to Jean Francois
de Galaup,comte de La Perouse,naval officer and
explorer.Towards the end of a world cruise with
a staff of scientists,La Perouse and his crew were
killed by natives on Vanikoro Island in the Hebrides.
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In 1785,Louis XVI gives instructions to Jean Francois de Galaup,comte de La Per...

La leve du siege d'Orleans le 8 Mai 1429.
Painted 1843
Canvas, 425 x 483 cm
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La leve du siege d'Orleans le 8 Mai 1429. Painted 1843 Canvas, 425 x 483 cm

Assemblee du Grand Conseil de Bourgogne,le Duc Charles le Temeraire preside en habit de guerre la seance, tenu a Malines le 4 juillet 1474
Meeting of the Grand Council of Burgundy, Charles the Bold,
in military dress, presides, Malines, July 4th 1474.
Copper, 21 x 66 cm       Inv. MV3070
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Assemblee du Grand Conseil de Bourgogne,le Duc Charles le Temeraire preside en h...

Poet Francois Rabelais.
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Poet Francois Rabelais.

King Henri IV on horseback,1589                        
Canvas
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King Henri IV on horseback,1589 Canvas

Poet Jean Racine (1639-1699)                           
Canvas
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Poet Jean Racine (1639-1699) Canvas

Mme.de Montespan (1640-1707),maitresse de Louis XIV,   
en Diane - the mistress of Louis XIV as goddess Diana. 
Canvas
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Mme.de Montespan (1640-1707),maitresse de Louis XIV, en Diane - the mistress...

Mme.de Montespan (1640-1707),mistress of Louis XIV.    
and her children by the king.Six of her eight          
children survive and are legitimized by their          
father;a daughter,Mlle.de Blois,later marries Philippe 
d'Orleans, the future regent.    Canvas
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Mme.de Montespan (1640-1707),mistress of Louis XIV. and her children by the...

Blaise Pascal (1623-1662).
Canvas
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Blaise Pascal (1623-1662). Canvas

Charles Baron de Montesquieu(1689-1755),statesman      
and philosopher.Painted 1728
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Charles Baron de Montesquieu(1689-1755),statesman and philosopher.Painted...

Poet Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) 
Portrait after Greuze.                                 
Canvas.
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Poet Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) Portrait after Greuze....

Jacques Turgot (1727-1781),statesman,economist.        
As minister of finance to Louis XVI he introduces      
far-reaching liberal reforms which fail because of     
fierce resistance from courtiers and rich bourgeois.
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Jacques Turgot (1727-1781),statesman,economist. As minister of finance t...