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Henri Gascar, Portrait of Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland Portrait of James, Duke of York, 1673. Henri Gascar (c. 1635 – 1 Jan 1701) was a French painter who achieved artistic success in England during the reign of Charles II. [1] He painted many leading ladies at court, including several of the King's mistresses, before returning to ...
Assassination of Henri I, Duke of Guise, by Henri III, in 1588. Painting by Charles Durupt in the Château de Blois, where the attack took place. On 23 December 1588, Henri I, Duke of Guise was assassinated by the Quarante Cinq serving King Henri III. The event was one of the most critical moments of the French Wars of Religion.
Entry of Henry IV into Paris (French: Entrée de Henri IV à Paris le 22 mars 1594) is an oil on canvas history painting by the French artist Francois Gérard, from 1817. [1] It is held at the Galerie des Batailles , in the Palace of Versailles .
Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg has a new royal role as he prepares to reign one day. On Oct. 8, the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, 42, and his father, Grand Duke Henri, participated in a ...
Henri Cadiou (March 26, 1906, Paris – April 6, 1989) was a 20th-century French realist painter and lithographer, best known for his work in trompe-l'œil painting. His trompe-l'œil paintings feature large groups of everyday objects depicted in a realistic style. He was also a painter of genre scenes. [1]
Henry III and His Court (French: Henri III et sa cour) is a play written by Alexandre Dumas (père), based on the life of Henry III of France. It was the author's first produced play. Its premier performance at the Comédie-Française on 10 February 1829 was attended by the Duke of Orléans, the future king Louis Philippe I. [1]
Henri Eugène Georges Lagrange was born in Paris on 21 November 1893. He published his first article in Revue critique des idées et des livres in 1910 at the age of 16, attracting the attention of Maurice Barrès and Romain Rolland.
François d'O, seigneur de Fresne et de Maillebois (1545/50-c. 1594) was a French soldier, statesman and favourite of Henri III. [1] Rising to prominence through his association with the dauphin Henri, he served with the prince at the siege of La Rochelle.