Historiques Collection (page 8)

Garde du Corps du Roi, Compagnie Francaise. Royal bodyguard, French company to King Francis I. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 78

Garde du Corps du Roi, Compagnie Ecossaise. Royal bodyguard to King Francis I, First Scottish company formed in 1419. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in Roger de

Marguerite de Cambis, Baronne d Aigremont, French translator of Boccaccio, fl. 1550s. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 86 from Le

Claude d Annebaut, French military officer and admiral, Marechal de France, 1495-1552. Handcoloured lithograph after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Francoise de Foix, mistress to King Francis
Francoise de Foix, Comtesse de Chateaubriant, mistress to King Francis I of France, 1495-1537. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le

Andre de Foix, Lesparre, French soldier 1490-1547
Andre de Foix, Seigneur d Esparros, vicomte de Villemur, Lesparre, French soldier 1490-1547. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le

Guillaume du Bellay, ambassador, soldier
Guillaume du Bellay, Seigneur de Langey, ambassador, soldier and military writer 1491-1542. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le

Bonaventure Desperiers, French writer, poet and painter, d. 1544. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Thomas de Foix, Seigneur de Lescun, French soldier 1483-1525
Thomas de Foix, Seigneur de Lescun, Marechal de Foix, French soldier 1483-1525. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob

Antoine de Crequy, Seigneur de Pont-Remi, French soldier killed at the siege of Hesdin 1525. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le

Antoinette de Bourbon, Duchesse de Guise 1493-1583. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after an almanach from 1532 in Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Anne de Graville, French poet and translator, 16th century
Anne de Graville, Lady Montagu, French poet and translator, daughter of Louis Malet, 16th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature in the manuscript of l Histoire de

Jacques Cartier, French Breton explorer 1491-1557. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Jean de Chabannes, seigneur de Vendenesse, d. 1524
Jean de Chabannes, seigneur de Vendenesse, French soldier, brother to Jacques de la Palice d. 1524. He wears a blue cassock over a yellow pourpoint and white hose

Marguerite de Navarre, Margaret of France, 1523-1574
Marguerite de Navarre, Marguerite de Valois, Margaret of France, daughter of King Francis I of France 1523-1574. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres

Rigaud d Aureille, knight, ambassador and maitre d hotel du roi, 1455-1517. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 5

Philippe Chabot, Seigneur de Brion, Count of Charny, d. 1543
Philippe Chabot, Seigneur de Brion, Count of Charny, Admiral de Brion, French admiral, d. 1543. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob

Louise of Savoy, Louise de Savoie, Duchesse d Angouleme, mother of King Francis I, 1476-1532. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a manuscript in the Bibliotheque Nationale

Catherine de Vendome, wife of Jean d Estrees, d. 1567
Catherine de Vendome, wife of Jean d Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, d.1567. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature in a prayer book in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 25 from Le

Jean d Estrees, grand master of the French artillery, 1486-1571. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Pierre de la Guiche, nobleman of Burgundy, d. 1544
Pierre de la Guiche, nobleman of Burgundy, knight, advisor and chamberlain to the king, d. 1544. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 5

Guillaume Budee, Guilielmus Budaeus, French scholar 1467-1540. Handcoloured lithograph after an engraving of an old portrait from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la

Louise Labe, la Belle Cordiere, French poet 1526-1566. Musician, equestrian, archer, fencer and linguist. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 82 from Le

Le Chevalier Bayard, Pierre Terrail, French knight 1473-1524. He wears a suit of armour with red tonlet and sword. Handcoloured lithograph after an ancient portrait held by the Terrail family from Le

Francois II de la Tremoille, husband of Anne de Laval, 1505-1541. Handcoloured lithograph after a painting in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 27 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs

Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Navarre 1492-1549
Marguerite de Valois, Marguerite d Angouleme, Queen of Navarre, wife of Henry II of Navarre, 1492-1549. Handcoloured lithograph after a 16th century French print from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu 1498-1543
Marin de Montchenu, Baron Montchenu, ambassador and premier maitre d hotel to King Francis I, 1498-1543. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Francis I in Roger de

Antoine Duprat, French cardinal and politician, Chancellor of France, 1463-1535. Handcoloured lithograph by J.B. Gautier after a contemporary miniature in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII 48

Francis III, Duke of Brittany 1518-1536. Francois, dauphin de Viennois et Duc de Bretagne. Handcoloured lithograph by J.B

Eleanor of Austria, second wife to King Francis
Eleanor of Austria, Eleanor of Castille, second wife to King Francis I of France, 1498-1558. Handcoloured lithograph after an original portrait by Joos van Cleve in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VIII

Claude de France, first wife to King Francis
Claude de France, Duchess of Brittany, first wife to King Francis I of France, 1499-1517. She wears a costume composed of two robes on top of each other

Judge or doctor of law, 16th century France
Judge or doctor of law, Juge ou docteur en droit, 16th century France. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 144 from Le

Thomassine Spinola, Genoan beauty and admirer of King Louis XII. She died in 1505 of heartbreak when she heard a false rumor of the kings death

Francois de la Rochefoucauld, chamberlain to kings Charles VIII and Louis XII, d. 1517. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature of the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII

Charles II d Amboise, Lord of Chaumont 1473-1511
Charles II d Amboise, Seigneur de Chaumont, Governor of Milan 1473-1511. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 95 from Le Bibliophile Jacob

Anne d Alencon, Lady of La Guerche, Marquise de Montserrat 1492-1562. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Jean IV de Rieux, Marshal of Britanny, Marechal de Bretagne, 1447-1518. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a figure in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Gui de Rochefort, Chancelier de France, 1447-1507. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature of the court of Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 139 from Le Bibliophile

Guillaume de Montmorency, General des finances
Guillaume de Montmorency, Lord of Chantilly, General des finances du roi, son of Jean II Baron Montmorency, 1453-1531. Handcoloured lithograph by Leopold Massard after a miniature depicting the court

Pair of lovers, circa 1500. He wears a coffee-coloured manteau and crimson pourpoint and pantalon and she wears a white escoffion hat and dress in the colour of isabelle

Gaston de Foix, Duke of Nemours, military commander 1489-1512. Handcoloured lithograph after a tapestry in Roger de Gaignieres portfolio VII 94 from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Pierre de Rohan, Marechal de Gie 1451-1513
Pierre de Rohan, Marechal de Gie, politician and soldier 1451-1513. In suit of armour on a horse with his coat of arms. Handcoloured lithograph after a tapestry in the chateau du Verger in Roger de

Jacques Ricard de Genouillac, Lord of Assier, Grand Master of the Artillery, 1465-1546. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul

Gabrielle de Bourbon, wife of Louis II of la Trimouille, writer of spirituals, d. 1516. Handcoloured lithograph after a miniature depicting the court of King Louis XII in Roger de Gaignieres

Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, Marshal of France, d. 1528
Odet de Foix, Vicomte de Lautrec, Marshal of France, d.1528. Handcoloured lithograph after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes

Agnes of Savoy, countess of Longueville, 1445-1508. Handcoloured lithograph by Gautiere after an illustration by Alphone Leroy from a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres portfolios from Le Bibliophile

Florimond de Robertet, secretaire des finances 1458-1527
Florimond de Robertet, secretaire des finances du roi, Florimond Ier Robertet d Alluye, 1458-1527. Short manteau, pourpoint, yellow pantalons with a violet line

Suzanne de Bourbon
Susanne, Countess of Forez, Suzanne de Bourbon, 1491-1521. Only daughter of Pierre II de Beaujeu and Anne of France. Handcoloured lithograph after a stained-glass window in the Abbaye de Savigny

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"Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Historiques: From King Francis I to Joan of Arc" Step back in time with us as we delve into the fascinating world of historiques. This captivating collection takes us on a journey through significant moments and figures from history, offering glimpses into their lives and stories. Let's start our exploration with King Francis I of France, also known as Francois I, roi. A pivotal figure in French history, his reign marked a period of cultural renaissance and artistic brilliance. His legacy continues to inspire generations. Next, we come across an intriguing Chocolat Guerin-Boutron trade card from the Historic Words series (chromolitho). These beautifully illustrated cards transport us to different eras, capturing the essence of historical events and personalities. As we continue our voyage through time, we encounter various characters that shaped history. From servant girls and chambermaids to peasants in late 16th-century France - they represent the backbone of society during those times. Marguerite de Chalons, comtesse de Tonnerre d. 1463 is another notable figure who left her mark on history. Her story unfolds before our eyes as we learn about her life and contributions. The Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard - Garde-du-corps catches our attention next. This symbolizes loyalty and protection for monarchs throughout centuries past. Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville comes into focus next - a name associated with one of history's darkest periods: The French Revolution. His role as public prosecutor during this tumultuous era leaves an indelible mark on our collective memory. Madame de Montespan enters center stage - mistress to King Louis XIV. Her influence over one of Europe's most powerful rulers offers insight into courtly intrigue during this opulent era. Les Mignons at the court of King Henry III present yet another facet of French history worth exploring further.