Anne of Austria
engraved by W. Greatbach from a Print by Masson, after P. Mignard
Cardinal De Richelieu
Engraved by Bourgeois.
Marshall Schomberg
Engraved by Rouargue from the Original by Rouillard.
Henri IV
Louis XIII, King of France
Marshall Bassompierre
Engraved by Gouttière from the Original by Alaux.
Le Ballet De La Reine
A French Court Ballet In The Early Seventeenth Century
'The Glorious 1st of June', 1794
On this date Lord Howe achieved a victory over the French which was considered so important that on the return of the fleet to Spithead the King presented Howe with a gold chain and a sword valued at 3000 guineas.
The Gun with which we won the Great War with France
Observe the heavy breeching-rope attaching the gun to the ship's side; the tackle and block for running in and out; the wooden wheels, and the "quoins" or wedges for elevating the gun.