Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched With a profile detail of

With a profile detail of the great ape's head

Frontispiece to A treatise for the service of chemistry in general

Funeral ceremony of King George V in London showing crowds lined on the streets at Hyde Park Corner as the funeral cortege passes by

This was the first since the Great Potato Famine which devastated Ireland during the years 1845 to 1850

A macaroni was an eighteenth century dandy who affected continental fashions

Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched With a profile detail ofGaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France, 1882 1884. Gaston (1608 1660) was the third son of Henry IV of France and was the oldest surviving brother of Louis XIII. He was embroiled in political intrigue throughout his life. A print from La France et les Franais Travers les Sicles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint Antoine, 1882 1884.