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France - History - Louis XIV, 1643-1715

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  • A treaty between Louis XIV of France (left, attended by Cardinal Mazarin), and Philip IV of Spain. Stipple engraving with etching by E. Jeaurat after C. Le Brun, 1728.
  • 'Philijpÿn' helps a donkey to vomit while a 'Doctor Financier' examines a urine sample;; representing the state of Spain under the monarchy of King Philip V. Etching attributed to A. Allard, 1711.
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    A treaty between Louis XIV of France (left, attended by Cardinal Mazarin), and Philip IV of Spain. Stipple engraving with etching by E. Jeaurat after C. Le Brun, 1728.

    Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690 | Date: 1728 | Reference: 42604i
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    Mercury presents to Louis Duc de Bourgogne the portrait of Marie Adelaide of Savoy, representing their marriage and the alliance of France with Savoy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.

    Largillière, Nicolas de, 1656-1746. | Date: 1700-1799 | Reference: 2971490i
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    The funeral of French hegemony in Europe due to defeats under Louis XIV in the War of the Spanish Succession. Etching, ca. 1706.

    | Date: [1706?] | Reference: 2138530i
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    The dynastic marriage of William of Orange and Mary Stuart: above, they are brought together before a bust of Hercules; below, their wedding in London on 4 November 1677. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1678.

    Hooghe, Romeyn de, 1645-1708. | Date: [1678?] | Reference: 3223737i
    • Books

    La santé de Louis XIV : une biohistoire du Roi-Soleil / Stanis Perez.

    Perez, Stanis | Date: [2007]
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