Louis The Great Collection (page 5)

Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, Tombeau De La Mere De Lebrun, Composition de Ch Lebrun, Sculpteurs
8641751 Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, Tombeau De La Mere De Lebrun, Composition de Ch Lebrun, Sculpteurs, Tubi et Collignon (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Sculptures Du Vestibule, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo)
8641740 Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Sculptures Du Vestibule, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte)

Hotel Des Invalides, Lucarnes, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo)
8641813 Hotel Des Invalides, Lucarnes, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides, Lucarnes, Architecte, L Bruant)

Chapelle De Versailles, Porte Du Rez-De-Chaussee, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Robert de Cotte (b/w photo)
8641785 Chapelle De Versailles, Porte Du Rez-De-Chaussee, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Robert de Cotte (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Versailles, Galerie Des Glaces, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8641776 Chateau De Versailles, Galerie Des Glaces, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Diane, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8641772 Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Diane, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Versailles)

Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Mars, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8641770 Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Mars, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Versailles)

Hotel De Hollande, Porte D'Entree, Architecte, Cottard (b/w photo)
8641826 Hotel De Hollande, Porte D'Entree, Architecte, Cottard (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel De Hollande, Porte D'Entree)

Eglise De La Sorbonne, Tombeau Du Cardinal De Richelieu, Sculpteur, F Girardon (b/w photo)
8641721 Eglise De La Sorbonne, Tombeau Du Cardinal De Richelieu, Sculpteur, F Girardon (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise De La Sorbonne)

Eglise De La Sorbonne, Le Dome, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo)
8641720 Eglise De La Sorbonne, Le Dome, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise De La Sorbonne, Le Dome, Architecte)

Eglise De La Sorbonne, Fronton, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo)
8641718 Eglise De La Sorbonne, Fronton, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise De La Sorbonne, Fronton, Architecte)

Arc De Triomphe De La Porte Saint-Denis, Trophee Ouest, Sculpteurs, Girardon et Michel Anguier (b/w photo)
8643463 Arc De Triomphe De La Porte Saint-Denis, Trophee Ouest, Sculpteurs, Girardon et Michel Anguier (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Frederick William, the Great Elector, at Fehrbellin (colour litho)
8661469 Frederick William, the Great Elector, at Fehrbellin (colour litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frederick William, the Great Elector, at Fehrbellin)

The last meeting between Marie Mancini and King Louis XIV before her departure to Brouage
ELD4941246 The last meeting between Marie Mancini and King Louis XIV before her departure to Brouage, exile arranged by Cardinal Mazarin to keep her away from the King

Map of France at the end of the regne of King Louis XIV and after the treats of Utrecht and Rastadt between 1643
ELD4930134 Map of France at the end of the regne of King Louis XIV and after the treats of Utrecht and Rastadt between 1643 and 1715

King of France Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise (Madame) of Maintenon (1634-1719)
ELD4892414 King of France Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise (Madame) of Maintenon (1634-1719) visiting the construction site of the castle of Marly around 1684

Louis XIV and the officers of his court in Versailles - Louis XIV and officers of his court at Versailles, 1600s
NWI4946005 Louis XIV and the officers of his court in Versailles - Louis XIV and officers of his court at Versailles, 1600s

Statue of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) - Sculpture of Jean Warin (Varin) (1607-1672)
JEB4945028 Statue of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) - Sculpture of Jean Warin (Varin) (1607-1672) - Galerie des Hommes illustres Chateau de Versailles; (add.info)

The Arrest of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) by Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Count d'Artagnan (1611-1673) a Nantes
ELD4941335 The Arrest of Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) by Charles de Batz-Castelmore, Count d'Artagnan (1611-1673) a Nantes

Nicolas Fouquet with Cardinal Mazarin and Abel Servien in February 1653 (engraving)
ELD4941216 Nicolas Fouquet with Cardinal Mazarin and Abel Servien in February 1653 (engraving); (add.info.: Nicolas Fouquet's debuts as Superintendent of Finance at a meeting with Cardinal)

The last meeting between Marie Mancini and King Louis XIV before her departure to Brouage
ELD4900359 The last meeting between Marie Mancini and King Louis XIV before her departure to Brouage, exile arranged by Cardinal Mazarin to keep her away from the King

Signature of Louis XIV of France
3078392 Signature of Louis XIV of France; (add.info.: Signature of Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) King of France and Navarre. Dated 18th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Portrait of Louis XIV says the Sun King (1638-1715), 19th century (engraving)
ELD4832031 Portrait of Louis XIV says the Sun King (1638-1715), 19th century (engraving); Photo © The Holbarn Archive

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) asking Madame de Maintenon to remove her former favorite Madame de Montespan fell in
ELD4941410 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) asking Madame de Maintenon to remove her former favorite Madame de Montespan fell in disgrace following the affairs of poisons around 1683

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) signing the revocation of the edit of Nantes (or edit of Fontainebleau)
ELD4953501 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) signing the revocation of the edit of Nantes (or edit of Fontainebleau) under the influence of Madame de Maintenon

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) after an extended waiting of his coach in Versailles in 1700
ELD4925594 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) after an extended waiting of his coach in Versailles in 1700. 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive

The French poet Jean de la fontaine (1621-1695) imploring the grace of King Louis XIV after he took up the defense of
ELD4934269 The French poet Jean de la fontaine (1621-1695) imploring the grace of King Louis XIV after he took up the defense of Nicolas Fouquet arrested by the king

Portrait of Louis I of Hungary (1326-1382), 1768-1771. Creator: Bacciarelli, Marcello (1731-1818)
Portrait of Louis I of Hungary (1326-1382), 1768-1771. Found in the Collection of the Royal Castle, Warsaw

Louis XIV Driving his Coach in the Park of Versailles, 1870 (w/c and gouache with graphite underdrawing)
XOS5884082 Louis XIV Driving his Coach in the Park of Versailles, 1870 (w/c and gouache with graphite underdrawing) by Lami, Eugene-Louis (1800-90); 33.7x53.6 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre. (print)
7419905 Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre. (print) by Boucher, Francois (1703-70) (after); (add.info.: Louis XIV, 1638 - 1715. King of France and Navarre)

Bust of Louis XIV, 1665 (marble sculpture)
7422948 Bust of Louis XIV, 1665 (marble sculpture) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

War Salon in The Palace of versailles. Louis XIV in the War salon, 17th century (marble relief)
7422950 War Salon in The Palace of versailles. Louis XIV in the War salon, 17th century (marble relief) by Coysevox, Antoine (1640-1720); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon

The King of France Louis XIV in the gallant company of Mademoiselle de la Valliere, 19th century (engraving)
PCT5618314 The King of France Louis XIV in the gallant company of Mademoiselle de la Valliere, 19th century (engraving) by French School

Bust of Louis XIV, 1665 (marble sculpture)
7422951 Bust of Louis XIV, 1665 (marble sculpture) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles

Louis XIV and his court, 19th century (engraving)
PCT5618270 Louis XIV and his court, 19th century (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: King Louis XIV of France (Louis 14, 1638-1715) and his court - nobility

Louis XIV, L Etat C Est Moi (engraving)
2781482 Louis XIV, L Etat C Est Moi (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis XIV, L Etat C Est Moi)

Louis XIV Receiving Ambassadors from Siam at Versailles, c. 1865-67 (oil on canvas)
LIT389807 Louis XIV Receiving Ambassadors from Siam at Versailles, c.1865-67 (oil on canvas) by Leman, Jacques Edmond (1829-99); 124.5x242.5 cm; Chakri Throne Hall, Grand Palace, Bangkok

Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4626852 Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to Louis XIV in 1667 (oil on canvas) by Testelin

Full length portrait of the king Louis XIV, 1701 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4569356 Full length portrait of the king Louis XIV, 1701 (oil on canvas) by Rigaud, Hyacinthe Francois (1659-1743); 277x194 cm; Louvre, Paris

A party at the times of king of France Louis XIV in castle of Marly small French royal residence located in what has
ELD4933586 A party at the times of king of France Louis XIV in castle of Marly small French royal residence located in what has become Marly-le-Roi, 1686 ca by Unknown Artist

Death of Louis XIV at Versailles, September 1, 1715, Louis xv as a child standing by his deathbed
ELD4926554 Death of Louis XIV at Versailles, September 1, 1715, Louis xv as a child standing by his deathbed) Death of the King of France Louis XIV (Duke of Anjou, future Louis XV)

Affair of poisons: Abbe Etienne Guibourg (1610-1686), pretre defroque nicknamed Monsieur le Prieur celebrating a black
ELD4943536 Affair of poisons: Abbe Etienne Guibourg (1610-1686), pretre defroque nicknamed Monsieur le Prieur celebrating a black mass on Madame de Montespan's naked body

Pierre Seguier (engraving)
1731342 Pierre Seguier (engraving) by Montcornet, Balthasar (1600-68) (after); (add.info.: Pierre Seguier (1588-1672) french magistrate at time of Louis XIV

Louis XIV: "I almost waited" (1700), 1896 (illustration)
7304530 Louis XIV: "I almost waited" (1700), 1896 (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Louis XIV)

Poetry and music celebrating the glory of Louis XIV, 1686 (marble)
7308563 Poetry and music celebrating the glory of Louis XIV, 1686 (marble) by Rousselet, Jean (1656-1693); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Poetry and music celebrating the glory of King Louis XIV)

Poetry and music celebrating the glory of Louis XIV, 1686 (marble)
7308567 Poetry and music celebrating the glory of Louis XIV, 1686 (marble) by Rousselet, Jean (1656-1693); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Poetry and music celebrating the glory of King Louis XIV)

Arrival of the King at the Castle of Vincennes (gouache)
904807 Arrival of the King at the Castle of Vincennes (gouache) by Eckman or Ecman, Jean (1641-1677); Musee de l'Ile de France, Sceaux, France; (add.info.: by Jean Eckman or Ecman (1641-1677))

Louis XIV proclaims a grandson Philip as King of Spain, 16 November 1700
7279955 Louis XIV proclaims a grandson Philip as King of Spain, 16 November 1700 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Louis the Great: A Glimpse into the Life of France's Sun King" Step into the opulent world of Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great, and discover his legacy that shaped French history. In his private study at Versailles, surrounded by books and documents, this powerful monarch strategized and governed with unwavering determination. Nancy Mitford's book "The Sun King" unveils the fascinating life of Louis XIV. Through its pages, we witness grand spectacles such as "The Entry of Louis XIV and Maria Theresa into Arras, " a magnificent oil painting capturing their triumphant arrival in 1667. Colbert, one of Louis' trusted advisors, presents members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to him in another captivating artwork. This depiction showcases not only his love for art but also his commitment to advancing knowledge during his reign. A full-length portrait from 1701 immortalizes Louis XIV's regal presence. The canvas exudes power and authority as he stands tall in all his glory—a true embodiment of monarchy. But it wasn't all work for this illustrious king. At Marly Castle, he hosted lavish parties where nobles reveled in extravagant festivities fit for royalty. These gatherings were a testament to Louis' ability to create an atmosphere befitting a ruler whose influence extended far beyond Versailles. However, even great kings face mortality. The poignant scene depicting the deathbed of Louis XIV at Versailles brings forth mixed emotions—sadness over losing such an influential figure but hope for a new era under young Prince Louis XV's rule. Intrigue lurked within courtly circles too; scandalous events like "The Affair of Poisons" shocked society. Monsieur le Prieur celebrating a black mass on Madame de Montespan's body reveals dark secrets hidden beneath glittering façades during this tumultuous period.