ELD4924425: Siege de la Rochelle (1627-1628): Cardinal Armand Jean Du Plessis De Richelieu (1585-1642) directing the construction of the La Rochelle dam in 1627 (Siege of La Rochelle: Cardinal Richelieu overseing the construction of the dam, 1627) Drawing by Marcel Jeanjean (1893-1973) draws from “The beautiful episodes of the history of France”” 1922 Collection private, Jeanjean, Marcel Joseph (1893-1973) / Bridgeman Images