Portrait of Tongina Gonsalvus, b.1588, born with the congenital disease hypertrichosis, painting, c. 1583, by Lavinia Fontana, 1552-1614, in the Chambre du Roi, or King's Bedroom, on the second floor of the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, in the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The chateau has 564 rooms and 75 staircases and is listed as a historic monument and UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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