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Cardinal de Richelieu

Chapter 3: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
By Eleanor C. Price
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The biography offers a concise chronological account of a dominant early modern political and ecclesiastical figure, beginning with family origins and education, progressing through provincial clerical duties and courtly advancement, and culminating in long-term influence over domestic governance and international affairs. It examines administrative reforms, diplomatic initiatives, and the use of patronage and propaganda, while character studies and contemporary portraits illuminate personality and reputation. The text integrates letters, memoirs, and official papers, includes illustrative plates, and balances narrative storytelling with documentary references to map the complex interplay between religion, statecraft, and culture.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

FACING PAGE
Cardinal de Richelieu. Triple Portrait by Philippe de Champagne (National Gallery) Frontispiece
Henry IV. From an engraving after the picture by François Porbus 26
Cloister at Champigny 34
    From a photo by A. Pascal, Thouars.
The Majority of Louis XIII. (Louis XIII. and Marie de Médicis). From the picture by Rubens in the Louvre 68
    From a photo by Neurdein, Paris.
Cardinal de Richelieu. Portrait by Philippe de Champagne 132
    From a photo by A. Giraudon, Paris.
Gaston de France, Duc d’Orléans. From a contemporary portrait 162
    From a photo by Neurdein, Paris.
Louis XIII. From a contemporary portrait 188
    From a photo by Neurdein, Paris.
The Château de Richelieu. From an old print 234
The Town of Richelieu. From an old print 238
Anne of Austria. From a miniature in the Victoria and Albert Museum 268
Porte de Châtellerault, Richelieu 280
    From a photo by Imprimerie Photo-Mécanique, Paris.
Tomb of Cardinal de Richelieu, by Girardon, in the Church of the Sorbonne 294
    From a photo by Neurdein, Paris.