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  • Pearl necklace, with 18 strings of Jiwan perfectly round pearls, the world’s rarest pearls, weighing 3245.10 carats, displayed in the Pearl Museum, due to open in 2019, in Muharraq, Bahrain. The museum celebrates the history and importance of pearls in Bahrain and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Necklace of small serrated mother of pearl discs, pierced and strung on a cord made of coir, pandanus leaf and human hair, from the Tuamotu Archipelago, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Antoinette, memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne-Francoise Hippolyte Boutet, 1779-1847, known as Melle Mars, societaire of the Comedie Francaise, painted 1810 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837, in the Musee National du Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Marie Antoinette, memorial to Louis XVI (1754 - 1793) and Marie Antoinette (1755 - 1793), 1819, Marble, Edme Gaulle and Pierre Petitot, Abbey church of Saint Denis, Seine Saint Denis, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Polished mother of pearl pendant on a thick necklace made of braided human hair, from the Austral Islands, in the Musee de Tahiti et des Iles, or Te Fare Manaha, at Punaauia, on the island of Tahiti, in the Windward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. The Museum of Tahiti and the Islands was opened in 1974 and displays collections of nature and anthropology, habitations and artefacts, social and religious life and the history of French Polynesia. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Guitry, with a high lace collar and pearl jewellery, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait of Madame de Saint Germain, wearing a lace collar, pearl jewellery and embroidered dress, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait of a young noblewoman, wearing a lace collar and pearl jewellery, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait of Madame de Guitry, with a high lace collar and pearl jewellery, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait of Madame la Marale, Duchess of Joyeuse, wearing a lace collar and pearls in her hair, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait of Madame la Marale, Duchess of Joyeuse, wearing a lace collar and pearls in her hair, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Portrait thought to be Isabelle du Portugal, Duchesse de Bourgogne, or Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, 1397-1471, third wife of Philippe le Bon or Philip the Good, oil painting on wood, copy c. 1500 of an original c. 1430, from the collection of the Musee du Louvre, in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Dijon, opened 1787 in the Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy in Dijon, Burgundy, France. Isabella is pictured wearing a traditional Burgundian heart-shaped headdress, with clusters of pearls and gem stones set in a geometric pattern and a securing band under her ear to support the weight of the coif, which is also jewelled. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Van Dosme, with a lace collar and strings of pearls, oil painting on canvas, c. 1625, by unknown artist, from the Gallery of portraits from the Chateau de Saint Germain-Beaupre, Creuse, now in the Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Blois, housed since 1869 on the first floor of the Louis XII wing of the Chateau Royal de Blois, built 13th - 17th century in Blois in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The museum originally opened in 1850 in the Francois I wing, but moved here in 1869 after the rooms had been restored by Felix Duban in 1861-66. 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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  • Lowering strings of pearls into a glass containing dye, at Le Colorium, a dyeing studio created in 2001 by Master Dyer Matthieu le Tessier, in Belleville in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, France. Le Colorium uses traditional master dyer techniques to create pigments to dye fabrics, lace, feathers and threads for clients including Dior, Louis Vuitton, Yves St-Laurent, Christian Lacroix and many others, creating works for the fashion, textile, furnishings and entertainment industries. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Margherita of Savoy, 1851-1926, queen of Italy and wife of Umberto I, painting, possibly by Vittorio Tessari (1860-1947), in the Lounge of king Umberto, in the Royal Rooms of the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. King Umberto, 1844-1900 and Margherita stayed here for the first Venice Biennale in 1895. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Maria Theresa of Austria, 1638-83, as a girl (later to be wife of Louis XIV and queen of France), oil painting on canvas, c. 1662, copy of painting by the workshop of Henri and Charles Beaubrun, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Claire-Clemence de Maille, princesse de Conde, 1628-94, wife of Louis de Bourbon Le Grand Conde, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Henri Beaubrun, 1603-77, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of queen Elizabeth I of England, 1533-1603, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, queen of France, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Thianges, 1633-93, oval oil painting by unknown French artist, 17th century, in the Musee Saint-Loup, or Musee des Beaux-Arts et d'Archeologie, housed since 1831 in the Abbaye de Saint-Loup, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne-Marie Louise D’Orleans, or Mademoiselle de Montpensier, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, 1627-93, by Gilbert de Seve, 1618-98, donated by Albert Court in 2013, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. She was the niece of Louis XIII, granddaughter or Henri IV and cousin of the future Louis XIV. She moved to Eu in 1661 and worked on the chateau until 1665. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne-Marie Louise D’Orleans, or Mademoiselle de Montpensier, 1627-93, known as La Grande Mademoiselle, by Gilbert de Seve, 1618-98, donated by Albert Court in 2013, in the Chateau d'Eu, in Eu, Normandy, France. She was the niece of Louis XIII, granddaughter or Henri IV and cousin of the future Louis XIV. She moved to Eu in 1661 and worked on the chateau until 1665. The chateau was begun in 1581 by Henri de Guise and Catherine de Cleves. In the 19th century the chateau was a royal residence of King Louis Philippe. The chateau houses the Musee Louis-Philippe and is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, detail, by French School, 17th century, painting, in the antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, by French School, 17th century, painting, in the antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne Boleyn, 1501-36, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII, in 1533, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hortense Bonaparte, nee de Beauharnais, 1783-1837, daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais and stepdaughter of Emperor Napoleon I, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Elisa Bonaparte, 1777-1820, sister of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I, by M G Benoist, 1768-1826, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of portrait of Marie Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchesse de Berry, 1798-1870, painted 1820-22 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837, from a private collection, France. This was painted from life and used to produce the official portrait exhibited in the Salon of 1822. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie Caroline de Bourbon-Sicile, Duchesse de Berry, 1798-1870, painted 1820-22 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837, from a private collection, France. This was painted from life and used to produce the official portrait exhibited in the Salon of 1822. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837-98, oil painting on canvas, 1855, by Anton Einsle, 1801-71, in the Audience Room, used by empress Sissi to receive guests in 1856-57 and 1861-62, in the Sissi apartments, used by empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of empress Elisabeth of Austria, 1837-98, oil painting on canvas, 1855, by Anton Einsle, 1801-71, in the Audience Room, used by empress Sissi to receive guests in 1856-57 and 1861-62, in the Sissi apartments, used by empress Elisabeth of Austria, in the Royal Palace of Venice, now the Correr Museum, on the Piazza San Marco in Venice, Veneto, Italy. The Napoleonic wing was built 1807-13 designed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini and Giuseppe Maria Soli and was used by Napoleon until 1814, the Emperor of Austria until 1866 and the king of Italy until 1919, and restored 2000-22. The historic centre of Venice is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of the Duchesse d'Olonne, 1634-1714, painting, by Pierre Mignard, 1612-95, in the Bedroom of the Five Queens, in the Chateau de Chenonceau, built 1514–22 in late Gothic and early Renaissance style, on the River Cher near Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France. The chateau was extended on a bridge across the river, commissioned by Diane de Poitiers and built 1556-59 by Philibert de l'Orme, with a gallery added 1570–76 by Jean Bullant. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Catherine de Medici, detail, oil painting on canvas, 19th century copy of an original, in the room known as the Bedroom of Catherine de Medici, who acquired the castle in 1550, in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait thought to be of Diane de Poitiers, 1500-66, oil painting on canvas, probably 19th century, in her bedroom in the Chateau de Chaumont-sur-Loire, in the Loire Valley, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France, rebuilt in the 15th century by Charles I d'Amboise on the site of a 10th century Burgundian castle founded by Odo I count of Blois. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Mademoiselle, portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, 1627-93, detail, daughter of Gaston d'Orleans and cousin of king Louis XIV, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Jean Nocret, 1615-72, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. She holds a portrait of her father Gaston d'Orleans who lived at Chambord. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • La Grande Mademoiselle, portrait of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, 1627-93, daughter of Gaston d'Orleans and cousin of king Louis XIV, oil painting on canvas, 17th century, by Jean Nocret, 1615-72, in the Chateau de Chambord, designed by Domenico da Cortona and built 1519-47 in French Renaissance style under King Francois I, at Chambord, Loir-et-Cher, France. She holds a portrait of her father Gaston d'Orleans who lived at Chambord. The chateau is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Bourgogne, 1457-82, in the Galerie des Illustres, featuring 327 portraits of important figures from history, commissioned 1620-38 by Paul Ardier, in the Chateau de Beauregard, Renaissance chateau begun late 15th century and extended 16th century by Jean du Thier, in Loir-et-Cher, France. The painters are unidentified and mainly copied portraits from other collections. The decorative work and emblems on the woodwork and coffered ceiling are by Pierre Mosnier. The chateau is listed as a historic monument and forms part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Austria, 1601-66, oil painting, by Charles Beaubrun, 1604-92, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of king Henri II of France, 1519-59, oil painting, 17th century, by unknown artist, in the Chateau d'Azay-le-Rideau, a Renaissance chateau built 1515-27 by Gilles Berthelot on the foundations of an 11th century fortress, Loire Valley, Indre-et-Loire, France. It is built in both Italian and French styles on an island in the Indre river, and is one of the earliest French Renaissance chateaux. It is listed as a historic monument and is part of the Loire Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Madame de Thianges, 1633-93, detail, oval oil painting by unknown French artist, 17th century, in the Musee Saint-Loup, or Musee des Beaux-Arts et d'Archeologie, housed since 1831 in the Abbaye de Saint-Loup, in Troyes, Aube, Grand Est, France. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Louise de Clermont Gallerande, second wife of Gaspard de Champagne, Comte de la Suze Belfort et Ferette, oil painting, 1662-69, by unknown artist, in the Musee d'Histoire or History Museum, at the Citadelle de Belfort, at Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. The museum houses collections on archaeology, Bartholdi sculpture and military history. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Maria Maddalena of Austria, 1589-1631, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and wife of Cosimo II de Medici, Florentine painting c. 1620, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Isabella de Medici, 1542-76, detail, Mannerist painting by Agnolo Bronzino, 1503-72, in the Sala Isabella, bedroom of Isabella de Medici, who was killed in the villa in 1576, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Isabella de Medici, 1542-76, detail, Mannerist painting by Agnolo Bronzino, 1503-72, in the Sala Isabella, bedroom of Isabella de Medici, who was killed in the villa in 1576, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Francoise d'Aubigne, 1635-1719, future Marquise de Maintenon, by French School, 17th century, painting, in the antechamber of Madame de Maintenon, at the Chateau de Maintenon, built 13th - 18th century, and from 1674, residence of Madame de Maintenon, 1635-1719, second wife of King Louis XIV, at Maintenon, Eure-et-Loir, France. The castle is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Anne of Brittany, 1477-1514, Queen of France as wife of King Charles VIII, in the Galerie des Illustres or Gallery of Portraits, early 17th century, in the Chateau de Beauregard, a Renaissance chateau in the Loire Valley, built c. 1545 under Jean du Thiers and further developed after 1617 by Paul Ardier, Comptroller of Wars and Treasurer, in Cellettes, Loir-et-Cher, Centre, France. The Gallery of Portraits is a 26m long room with lapis lazuli ceiling, Delftware tiled floor and decorated with 327 portraits of important European figures living 1328-1643, in the times of Henri III, Henri IV and Louis XIII. The chateau is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Empress Josephine, 1763-1814, Josephine de Beauharnais, first wife of Napoleon I, in her coronation dress, painted 1807 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837, in the Musee National du Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Hortense Bonaparte, nee de Beauharnais, 1783-1837, daughter of Josephine de Beauharnais and stepdaughter of Emperor Napoleon I, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pauline Bonaparte, 1780-1825, sister of Emperor Napoleon I, by M G Benoist, 1768-1826, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Pauline Bonaparte, 1780-1825, sister of Emperor Napoleon I, by M G Benoist, 1768-1826, in the Imperial Portrait Gallery at the Chateau de Fontainebleau, France. The Palace of Fontainebleau is one of the largest French royal palaces and was begun in the early 16th century for Francois I. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Portrait of Marie de Medici, 1573-1642, wife of Henri IV of France, detail, 17th century Florentine painting, in the Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi, built 1555-75 for Cosimo I de Medici as a hunting lodge, in the village of Cerreto Guidi, Tuscany, Italy. The architects who remodelled the building in the 16th century were Bernardo Buontalenti, Davide Fortuni and Alfonso Parigi. The villa was owned by the Medicis until the 18th century when passed to the Habsburg-Lorraines. It forms part of the Medici UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Isabelle d'Artois, 1288-1344, daughter of Isabelle de Melun, with recumbent effigy and coat of arms, in the crypt of the Collegiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, in Eu, Normandy, France. The young girl wears a long dress with a tight bodice and diamond trim, with a pearl necklace and pearl hairband, with 2 greyhounds at her feet. The crypt was redesigned by Louis Philippe after it was damaged during the French Revolution. The church was originally founded in 925 by Guillaume I, comte d'Eu, and became an abbey in the 12th century, which was destroyed during the French Revolution. Only the collegiate church remains, which is owned by the Chateau d'Eu. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Isabelle d'Artois, 1288-1344, daughter of Isabelle de Melun, with recumbent effigy and coat of arms, in the crypt of the Collegiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, in Eu, Normandy, France. The young girl wears a long dress with a tight bodice and diamond trim, with a pearl necklace and pearl hairband, with 2 greyhounds at her feet. The crypt was redesigned by Louis Philippe after it was damaged during the French Revolution. The church was originally founded in 925 by Guillaume I, comte d'Eu, and became an abbey in the 12th century, which was destroyed during the French Revolution. Only the collegiate church remains, which is owned by the Chateau d'Eu. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Tomb of Isabelle d'Artois, 1288-1344, daughter of Isabelle de Melun, with recumbent effigy and coat of arms, in the crypt of the Collegiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Laurent, in Eu, Normandy, France. The young girl wears a long dress with a tight bodice and diamond trim, with a pearl necklace and pearl hairband, with 2 greyhounds at her feet. The crypt was redesigned by Louis Philippe after it was damaged during the French Revolution. The church was originally founded in 925 by Guillaume I, comte d'Eu, and became an abbey in the 12th century, which was destroyed during the French Revolution. Only the collegiate church remains, which is owned by the Chateau d'Eu. The church is listed as a historic monument. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of portrait of the Duchesse de Berry, 1798-1870, and her children, Louise Marie Therese, 1819-64 and Henri Charles Ferdinand Dieudonne, 1820-83, painted 1822 by Francois Gerard, 1770-1837 or his studio, from the collection of the Chateau de Versailles et de Trianon, France. Here we see her with the 'miracle child', the Duc de Bordeaux, born September 1820, 7 months after the assassination of his father, the Duc de Berry. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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