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Saint Louis carrying the crown of thorns through the streets of Sens. Pencil drawing after B. Gaillot, 1824.

Henri Duc de Guise has his hand trapped in a split tree trunk when the two parts of the tree are brought together, contrary to Nature; the tree representing the family tree of the kings of France, which diverges into a Valois branch and a Bourbon (Navarre) branch. Etching.

Saint Louis and Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Gouache on vellum.

Saint Louis, King Louis lX of France: a family tree of the House of Bourbon showing the descendants of King Louis and Marguerite de Provence, and of Jean de Bourgogne and Agnès de Bourbon (Agnès de Dampierre). Engraving, 1615.

The Scottish Women's Hospital at the French Abbey of Royaumont / by Antonio de Navarro; with fifteen illustrations.

Saint Louis.

Louis IX consoling a man with leprosy. Reproduction of a wood engraving by E. Yon after A. Maignan.

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Louis IX of France

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Images featuring Louis IX of France

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The Scottish Women's Hospital at the French Abbey of Royaumont / by Antonio de Navarro; with fifteen illustrations.

Saint Louis and Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Gouache on vellum.

Saint Louis.

Saint Louis, King Louis lX of France: a family tree of the House of Bourbon showing the descendants of King Louis and Marguerite de Provence, and of Jean de Bourgogne and Agnès de Bourbon (Agnès de Dampierre). Engraving, 1615.

Louis IX consoling a man with leprosy. Reproduction of a wood engraving by E. Yon after A. Maignan.