XEE4187263: Nicolas Fouquet receiving english king Louis XIV in his castle of Vaux Le Vicomte, France, August 17, 1661 - Illustration by Maurice Leloir, private collection - Nicolas Fouquet (1615-1680) receiving Louis XIV dit Le Roi-Soleil (King Soleil or Louis le Grand, 1638-1715) at the chateau de Vaux-le-Vicomte (Vaux-Visomte), in 1661. Top: his coat of arms (a squirrel). Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187291: Moliere (Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, 1622-1673) performed “The Imaginary Malad” on the evening of his death on February 17, 1673 in the theatre hall of the Palais-Royal (Palais Royal) in Paris (Comedie francaise). Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187338: The Secret Marriage of Louis XIV, known as the Sun King (King Sun or Louis the Great, 1638-1715) and Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon, known as Madame de Maintenon (1635-1719) with, behind the king, Henri de Mornay, Marquis de Montchevreuil (1622-1706) and Alexandre Bontemps (1626-1701), witnesses of the wedding. Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187218: Sling: on the night of February 9, 1651, at the Palais-Royal (Royal Palace), Anne of Austria showed Louis XIV, known as Le King Soleil (King Soleil or Louis the Great, 1638-1715), king of France, sleeping at the Frondeurs, to reassure them about the presence of the king in Paris. Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187313: The rise of King Louis XIV known as the Sun King (King Sun or Louis the Great, 1638-1715): toilet and dressing. Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187212: La Fronde: Journees des Barricades (August 1648): At the cross of Trahoir (at the corner of Saint Honore streets (Saint-Honore) and of the Dry Arbre in Paris), the crowd demands that Mathieu Mole (1584-1656), first Speaker of Parliament, go to the Palais Royal (Royal Palace) to claim the liberation of President Pierre Broussel (1575-1654), Arrested by order of Jules Mazarin (1602-1661). Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187417: Help by Jacques Cassini dit Cassini II (1677-1756) Louis XIV dit le King Soleil (King Soleil or Louis the Great, 1638-1715) observes an eclipse of sun using an astronomical bezel on the terrace of the castle of Marly surrounds the ladies of the Court of which Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise (Madame) de Maintenon (1635-1719 May 3 1715. Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Collection Privee. - French king Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Jacques Cassini (1677-1756), French astronomer, observing an eclipse, Marly Castle, France, illustration by Maurice Leloir, Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images
XEE4187388: War of the Spanish Succession: The Capture of the Francois of Neufville de Villeroy (1644-1730) during the capture of Cremone (Cremona) by the troops of Prince Eugene (Eugene Francois de Savoie (1663-1736), in 1702. Chromotypography in “” Le Roy Soleil”” (Louis XIV) by Gustave Toutwelve, Illustration by Maurice Leloir (1853-1940), 1904. Privee Collection., Leloir, Maurice (1853-1940) / Bridgeman Images