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Henri IV, King of France (1533-1610), and his friend,  
the Duc de Sully, depicting a famous anecdote in which 
Sully, a rough, outspoken man, asks the King's pardon  
after a quarrel.                                       
Round gilded pewter plaque - 15 cm across
#40110433

Henri IV, King of France (1533-1610), and his friend, the Duc de Sully, depict...

Wedding anniversary plaque for King Louis XVI and Queen
Marie-Antoinette, dated 1771. The gilded pewter plaque,
framed in a laurel wreath, shows the Dauphin and the   
Dauphine, who were married in 1770, holding hands over 
a hearth lit by a little Cupid. Athena in background.
#40110434

Wedding anniversary plaque for King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, dated...

Leonidas at the Thermopylae.                           
Oil on canvas (1814)                                   
395 x 531 cm                                           
Inv. 3890
#40110448

Leonidas at the Thermopylae. Oil on canvas (1814)...

The coronation of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte.        
Oil on canvas (1806-1807) - 621 x 979 cm               
Detail: Napoleon's brothers and sisters (from l.to.r): 
Joseph,Louis,Caroline Murat,Pauline Borghese; Hortense 
Beauharnais; background: Generals Duroc and Junot.
#40110459

The coronation of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte. Oil on canvas (1806-1807...

The coronation of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte.        
Oil on canvas (1806-1807) - 621 x 979 cm               
Detail: From l.to r.: Cardinal Joseph Fesch, Marechal  
Berthier with the Imperial Orb, behind him Eugene      
Beauharnais and, on the right, Talleyrand.
#40110460

The coronation of Emperor Napoleon I Bonaparte. Oil on canvas (1806-1807...

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord,                
Prince of Benevent, French politician                  
and Minister of foreign affairs under                  
Napoleon I Bonaparte and Louis XVIII.                  
Oil on canvas
#40110467

Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, Prince of Benevent, Fren...

King Rene of Provence, "Le bon roi Rene".
Detail of the Altar of the Burning Bush.
Oil on wood
#401105 2

King Rene of Provence, "Le bon roi Rene". Detail of the Altar of the Burning Bus...

Saint Gilles and the hind: The King of France (Charles 
Martel) and a bishop asking pardon of Saint Gilles who 
was wounded by the King during a hunt. The tower in the
background belongs to the city of Pontoise.            
Oil on oak,61,6 x 46,4 cm  NG 4681
#401105 3

Saint Gilles and the hind: The King of France (Charles Martel) and a bishop ask...

Mass of Saint Gilles in St.Denis,1500.Miracle said to  
have happened in Orleans in 718.Charles Martel,left,   
unable to confess his sin,asks S.Gilles to pray for him
During mass, an angel deposes a paper with the pardon. 
Egg tempera on oak,61,6 x 45,7 cm   NG 4681
#401105 4

Mass of Saint Gilles in St.Denis,1500.Miracle said to have happened in Orleans...

L'Enseigne de Gersaint                                 
(The shop-sign of Gersaint).                           
Oil on canvas (1720)                                   
163 x 308 cm
#40110515

L'Enseigne de Gersaint (The shop-sign of Gersai...

Portrait of Louis XIV packed in a box. Detail of       
40-11-05/15, l'Enseigne de Gersaint (The shop-sign of  
Gersaint)                                              
Oil on canvas (1720)                                   
163 x 308 cm
#40110516

Portrait of Louis XIV packed in a box. Detail of 40-11-05/15, l'Enseigne...

Arrivee de Louis XIV au camp devant Maastricht, Juin  1673.
Arrival of King Louis XIV at the camp before Maastricht during his war against the Netherlands, June 1673
Canvas, 230 x 332 cm
Inv. 1491
#401107 1

Arrivee de Louis XIV au camp devant Maastricht, Juin 1673. Arrival of King Lou...