Bust of Claude de France, Garde-robe de la Reine, Chateau Royal de Blois, Loir-et-Cher, France

Bust of Claude de France, 1499-1524, wife of Francois I, in plaster, after the funerary statue by Francois Carmoy on her tomb at Saint Denis, by Francois Marchand, 1500-51, and Pierre Bontemps, 1507-68, in the Garde-robe de la Reine, or Queen's Dressing Room, in the Francois I wing, built early 16th century in Italian Renaissance style, at 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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© Manuel Cohen

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