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The French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under King Louis XIV. He brought the economy back from the brink of bankruptcy.

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

The French minister of finance from 1665 to 1683 under King Louis XIV. He brought the economy back from…

These fruit dishes are designed in the "Louis Quatorze" style, which was during the rule of Louis XIV between 1638 and 1715. They shallow dishes on pedestals.

Fruit Dishes

These fruit dishes are designed in the "Louis Quatorze" style, which was during the rule of Louis XIV…

Louis XIV, Dismissing Fouquet.

Fouquet

Louis XIV, Dismissing Fouquet.

Louis XIV.

Louis XIV

Louis XIV.

Louis XIV, in Old Age.

Louis XIV

Louis XIV, in Old Age.

The Death-Bed of Louis XIV.

Louis XIV

The Death-Bed of Louis XIV.

King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. He inherited the Crown at the age of four, but he did not actually assume personal control of the government until the death of his chief minister, Jules Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661.

Louis XIV

King of France and King of Navarre from May 14, 1643 until his death. He inherited the Crown at the…

"Commemorates the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The obverse bears a representation of 'Louis the Great, the Most Christian King,' the reverse contains a legend meaning 'Heresy Extinguished.'"—Webster, 1920

Medal of Louis XIV

"Commemorates the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The obverse bears a representation of 'Louis the…

"The palace of the Louvre was begun by Francis I in the sixteenth century and continued by his successors, especially Louis XIV. Important additions were made during the nineteenth century. The Tuileries palace, so named from the tile kilns (tuileries) which once occupied the site, was burned in 1879. Nothing reminds of the structure except two wings connected with the Louvre."—Webster, 1920

The Louvre and the Tuileries

"The palace of the Louvre was begun by Francis I in the sixteenth century and continued by his successors,…

The second wife of Louis XIV.

Madame de Maintenon

The second wife of Louis XIV.