Louis Collection (#89)

Louis XIV Statue - 1
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Louis XVI Crowned
The 20-year old Louis XVI takes his coronation oath

Louis and the Virgin
Louis XIII dedicates France to Jesuss mother Mary : she is plainly ever so delighted

Louis and Conde 2
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

Triumphal Arch
Every French king loves it when an arc de triomphe is erected in his honour, and Louis XIV is no exception - this arch, of plaster, is in the faubourg St Antoine, Paris

Lit De Justice
13-year old Louis holds a lit de justice in the Grand Chambre du Parlement de Paris

Louis XVI Consecrated
20-year old Louis is consecrated at Reims

Garde Du Corps Banquet
In the theatre at Versailles, with Louis and Marie present, officers of the garde du corps (royal bodyguard) hold a feast where they trample the revolutionary tricouleur

Courtiers at Versailles
There is little for the aristocrats attending the king at Versailles to do except gossip and intrigue

Trial of Louis XVI
Louis XVI on trial

Louis XIV Consecrated
16-year old Louis XIV is consecrated at Reims

Louis XIV and Regency
Five-year old Louis declares his mother, Anne d Autriche, to be regent during his minority

Louis XIV Statue - 2
The statue of Louis XIV, in the place Vendome, Paris, is pulled down by the mob in a gesture of anti-monarchism

Louis XVI & LA Perouse
Louis XVI discusses his plans with navigator La Perouse, who will make important discoveries in the southern hemisphere (we have his book)

Louis at Assemblee
Before the Assemblee Nationale, Louis defends his policies and actions, drawing attention to his successes : he is applauded and loyal resolutions are voiced

Royal Evasion - 1
Louis and Marie Antoinette escape from the Tuileries in disguise, hoping to cross the frontier of France altogether. The authorities are alarmed and the populace dismayed

Louis Comes to Paris
Even after the fall of the Bastille, Parisians remain loyal to the monarchy, and the royals are welcomed with enthusiasm when they return to Paris from Versailles

Louis & Marie-Therese
Louis XIV weds Marie-Therese, daughter of Felipe IV of Spain, which hopefully will bring peace to these two warring nations

Louis XIV Funeral
The funeral cortage of Louis XIV

Louis and Order
The Grand Master of the Ordre de Saint-Lazare takes his oath before Louis XIV in the chapel at Versailles

Louis & his Council
Louis XIV and his council. He listens to their advice, but never lets them forget that L etat, c est moi !

Homage to Louis
When 11-year old Louis returns to Paris, a splendid trosne is built for him at the Porte Saint-Antoine, where people queue to pay him homage. It will all go to his head

Louis and Conde
Le Grand Conde reports to Louis XIV at Versailles his victory over the prince of Orange at Seneffe, though actually it was more of a draw with neither side the winner

Edit De Peronne
Allegorical print in praise of Louis XIII, whose edit de Peronne promises a settlement with Spain - alas, the hopes are premature

Clementine D orleans
MARIE CLEMENTINE LEOPOLDINE d ORLEANS - daughter of Louis Philippe, wife of August von Saxe-Coburg, mother of Ferdinand, king of Bulgaria

Louis Pasteur / Vfair 1887
LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist with two white rabbits

Louis, Duke of Orleans
LOUIS, DUC D ORLEANS Second son of Charles V and brother of Charles VI

Louis IX at Acre / Crusade
Louis IX at Acre receives embassy from the Old Man of the Mountain

Louis Figuier (Cohl)
LOUIS FIGUIER French scientific writer Date: 1819 - 1894

Louis Pasteur / Dornac
LOUIS PASTEUR French chemist and microbiologist in his study

USA / St Louis / River Front
Saint Louis, Missouri: river front, with steamboat

Conway Tubular Bridge
Conwy railway bridge was built by Robert Louis Stevenson and officially opened in 1849, although completed in 1848. The tube is 412 feet long and weighs 1300 tonnes

Alliance with France
Louis XIV renews the alliance between France and Switzerland, though he doubtless favours only the Catholic cantons

Waldenses Flight - 1
Persecuted by Louis XIV and his Italian allies, the heretical sect of the Waldenses flee to Switzerland and Germany. They are attacked in the Balsille

Mme De Pompadour / Bettani
Madame de Pompadour A woman wears the fashions from the period of Louis XV

Mme De Pompadour / Latour
JEANNE-ANTOINETTE POISSON (MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR) - Mistress to Louis XV of France

Mme De Pompadour / Laguich
JEANNE-ANTOINETTE POISSON (MARQUISE DE POMPADOUR) - Mistress to Louis XV of France Date: 1721-1764

Louis Philippe Teacher
LOUIS-PHILIPPE, exiled during the Napoleonic era, is at one time employed as a teacher at Somerindyke House, England

Pearl Lenore Curran
American housewife of St Louis, who under the name Patience Worth authored several writings of remarkable literary force, purporting to be dictated by a spirit Date: 1883 - 1937

Duc D angouleme
BATTLE OF TROCADERO When liberals revolt against Spains despotic government, France intervenes and the duc d Angouleme crushes the rebels at Trocadero, near Cadiz

Russian Embassy France
Peter is determined to create and strengthen ties with western Europe : a Russian embassy arrives at the court of Louis XIV at Versailles

Louis Jos Bourbon Conde
LOUIS JOSEPH DE BOURBON Prince de CONDE French military

Comtesse Du Barry
JEANNE BECU, COMTESSE DU BARRY Paris shopgirl who became mistress to Louis XV but was guillotined during the Revolution

Cleveland, Cincinnati R
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and Saint Louis Railway Co. Share Certificate

Louis XIV Crosses Rhine
CROSSING THE RHINE Louis XIV and his officers watch as their men cross the river into hostile territory

Siege of Cuneo 1691
The strategic location of Cuneo (Coni) in Piedmont means it is often besieged. Here, Eugene of Savoy raises a siege attempted by the French, much to the mortification of Louis

Louis Desire Veron
LOUIS DESIRE VERON French medical practitioner and journalist

Thiers Seated
LOUIS-ADOLPHE THIERS French statesman and historian

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