Border at Bottom Center: Portrait of Gaston of France in an Ornamental Border, from "Siège de La Rochelle" (The Seige of La Rochelle)

Border by Abraham Bosse French
 Portrait by Michel Lasne French

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The depiction of the Siege of La Rochelle was commissioned by Louis XIII in 1628. The plates illustrate French victory at the command of Cardinal Richelieu.

Border at Bottom Center: Portrait of Gaston of France in an Ornamental Border, from "Siège de La Rochelle" (The Seige of La Rochelle), Border by Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris), Etching and letterpress; third state of four (Lieure)

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