Introductory material
Reading edition
Madame de Montespan——Etching by Mercier Hortense Mancini——Drawing in the Louvre Madame de la Valliere——Painting by Francois Moliere——Original Etching by Lalauze Boileau——Etching by Lalauze A French Courtier——Photogravure from a Painting Madame de Maintenon——Etching by Mercier from Painting by Hule Charles II.——Original Etching by Ben Damman Bosseut——Etching by Lalauze Louis XIV. Knighting a Subject——Photogravure from a Rare Print A French Actress——Painting by Leon Comerre Racine——Etching by Lalauze