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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...

Versailles, the "Grande Galerie des Glaces". Louis XIV had his father's much smaller Palace enlarged so that he could move his entire court from Paris to Versailles. Built 1646-1708 by Le Vau and Hardouin- Mansard. Gardens by Le Notre, 1661 and 1668.
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Versailles, the "Grande Galerie des Glaces". Louis XIV had his father's much sm...

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...

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...