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Rene Descartes, Philosopher
oil on canvas 88x71cm
Inv.2812
#26030239

Rene Descartes, Philosopher oil on canvas 88x71cm Inv.2812

Cardinal Richelieu (Armand Jean du Plessis,Duc de      
Richelieu, 1558-1624)                                  
Canvas, 222 x 1555 cm                                  
INV 1136
#26030241

Cardinal Richelieu (Armand Jean du Plessis,Duc de Richelieu, 1558-1624)...

Anne d'Autriche (1585-1642), Queen of France and wife  
of Louis XIII (1601-1643), as Minerva, goddess of      
wisdom
#26030244

Anne d'Autriche (1585-1642), Queen of France and wife of Louis XIII (1601-1643...

Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal(1602-1661)                    
From the "Panegyrique illustre des Hommes celebres     
de notre Siecle"                                       
Miniature on Parchment MS 2213
#26030246

Mazarin, Jules, Cardinal(1602-1661) From the "Panegyrique il...

Moliere ( Jean- Baptiste Poquelin )                    
Oil on Canvas
#26030250

Moliere ( Jean- Baptiste Poquelin ) Oil on Canvas

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715)                  
Portrait in royal costume (the head was painted on a   
separate canvas and later added)                       
Oil on canvas                                          
277 x 194 cm - Inv. 7492
#26030253

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715) Portrait in royal costum...

Mme de Maintenon (Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de),   
mistress and later wife of Louis XIV.
#26030255

Mme de Maintenon (Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de), mistress and later wife...

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.
#26030258

Bussy-Rabutin Castle, the Rotunda with the portraits of those ladies at the C...

Ninon de Lenclos (1620-1705), famous courtesan at      
the court of  Louis XIV. She was renowned for her      
beauty and for her erudition. Her house was a centre   
of literary life.
#26030259

Ninon de Lenclos (1620-1705), famous courtesan at the court of Louis XIV....

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.
#26030260

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683) Most influential Ministe...

Cardinal Andre-Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), chief    
minister of king Louis XV.                             
Oil on canvas, 150,5 x 110 cm                          
INV 670
#26030270

Cardinal Andre-Hercule de Fleury (1653-1743), chief minister of king Louis X...

Charlotte-Elisabeth de Baviere, (Liselotte von.d.Pfalz)
"La Palatine"(1652-1722).Second wife of Philippe       
d'Orleans, brother of Louis XIV.                       
Famous for her openly critical letters about court life
in Versailles.                    Oil on canvas
#260303 1

Charlotte-Elisabeth de Baviere, (Liselotte von.d.Pfalz) "La Palatine"(1652-1722)...