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A theatrical performance at the Palais Royal in the    
presence of (from left to right) Queen Anne d`Autriche 
(1601-1666) and Louis XIII (1601-1643) talking to      
Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
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A theatrical performance at the Palais Royal in the presence of (from left t...

Moliere as Julius Cesar.
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Moliere as Julius Cesar.

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

Chancellor Pierre Seguier on horseback, the young Dauphin,later Louis XIV,on foot next to him,1657-1661
Oil on canvas,295 x 357 cm
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Chancellor Pierre Seguier on horseback, the young Dauphin,later Louis XIV,on foo...

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

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.
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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.
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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)...

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...

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