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The son of the Duke of Burgundy about to be breast fed by his mother Mary Adelaide of Savoy, 1707. Engraving.

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.

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Marie Adélaïde of Savoy

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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.

The son of the Duke of Burgundy about to be breast fed by his mother Mary Adelaide of Savoy, 1707. Engraving.