Chapter XLVIII: Louis Xiv., Literature and Art

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Henry IV.11

Sully37

Henry IV. At Ivry26

Rosny Castle30

"Do Not Lose Sight of My White Plume."30

Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma32

Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne35

Lemaitre, Mayenne, and the Archbishop of Lyons53

Henry IV.'s Abjuration56

The Castle of Monceaux91

The Castle of St. Germain in the Reign Of Henry IV.107

The Castle of Fontainbleau124

Gabrielle D'estrees130

Henry IV. And his Ministers138

The Arsenal in the Reign of Henry IV.143

Marie de Medicis147

Concini, Leonora Galigai, and Mary De' Medici149

Louis XIII. And Albert de Luynes154

Murder of Marshal D'Ancre155

Richelieu180

Double Duel188

"Tapping With his Finger-tips on the Window-pane."191

Henry, Duke of Montmorency, at Castelnaudary199

The King and the Cardinal204

Cinq-Mars and de Thou Going to Execution215

The Parliament of Paris Reprimanded217

The Barefoots221

The Abbot of St. Cyran234

Demolishing the Fortifications244

The Harbor of La Rochelle-248

The King and Richelieu at La Rochelle250

John Guiton's Oath254

The Defile of Suza Pass278

Richelieu and Father Joseph280

Gustavus Adolphus282

Death of Gustavus and his Page290

The Palais-Cardinal305

The Tomb of Richelieu308

Descartes at Amsterdam316

The King's Press323

Peter Corneille334

The Representation of "The Cid."335

Corneille at the Hotel Rambouillet-342

Louis XIV.344

The Great Conde348

Arrest of Broussel352

Cardinal de Retz352

"Ah, Wretch, if Thy Father Saw Thee!"354

President Mole355

The Great Mademoiselle373

Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin394

Death of Mazarin.399

Fouquet404

Colbert405

Vaux Le Vicomte405b

Louis XIV. Dismissing Fouquet407

Louvois411

William III., Prince of Orange434

The Brothers Witt436

Death of Turenne443

Turenne.444

An Exploit of John Bart's446

Duquesne Victorious over Ruyter446a

Marshal Luxembourg461

Heinsius461

Battle of St. Vincent 465a

The Battle of Neerwinden465

"Here is the King of Spain."475

News for William III.481

Bivouac of Louis XIV.503

The Grand Dauphin505

Marshal Villars and Prince Eugene512

Marly525

Colonnade of the Louvre 525a

Versailles526

Vauban534

Misery of the Peasantry543

The Torture of the Huguenots552

Revocation of the Edict Of Nantes556

Death of Roland the Camisard569

Abbey of Port-Royal580

Reading the Decree 581

Bossuet591

Blaise Pascal597

Fenelon and the Duke of Burgundy610

La Rochefoucauld and his Fair Friends629

La Bruyere633

Corneille Reading to Louis XIV.642

Racine646

Boileau-Despreaux650

La Fontaine, Boileau, Moliere, and Racine657

Moliere664

Death of Moliere669

Lebrun674

Le Poussin and Claude Lorrain675

Lesueur676

Mignard 677

Perrault 678

1715 to 1789