Since the discovery of the portrait of _Pierre Quthe_ we can have no hesitation in attributing to François Clouet another life-size portrait at Chantilly: namely, that of _Cardinal Odet de Coligny_, hitherto--though with some reserve--assigned to Primaticcio on account of a misleading signature evidently posterior to the painting. This portrait and that of _Henri II (Cabinet Clouet)_ (also attributed, and with much more reason, to Primaticcio), clearly exhibit the difference between the respective artists without need for any further comment. The curtain in the background, for which François had so decided a predilection, is also to be found in the portrait of _Odet_; and it appears to have been Clouet's latest work. It exhibits very decidedly his appreciation for Italian methods, more especially those affected by Morone and Moretto of Brescia, to whose work these two large portraits by François Clouet bear a marked analogy. [Illustration: PLATE LXVI. PIERRE QUTHE. _Louvre._ François Clouet.] Besides a fine drawing in red chalk of this same _Cardinal_, presented to the Musée Condé by M. Moreau Nélaton, there exist two other drawings, evidently preliminary sketches for the same picture. One of these is in the British Museum (Salting Bequest) and the other in the Albertina at Vienna. These form a further proof that the painting at Chantilly is by François Clouet and not by Primaticcio. Odet de Coligny, created a Cardinal by Clement VII at the early age of seventeen, was the eldest brother of Admiral Coligny and of Dandelot. In spite of the countless honours showered upon him by the Catholic party he all at once in 1561 astonished the world by openly confessing the Protestant Faith. Like his brothers he became a staunch supporter of Calvin, proceeded publicly to marry Elizabeth de Hauteville--to whom he had for many years previously been deeply attached--and presented her at Court, where she received the title of Comtesse de Beauvais. The scandalised Pope, Pius V, erased his name from the list of Cardinals, whilst Catherine de Medicis merely smiled. It suited her purpose on the death of Francis II to dismiss the Guises from her Court and to admit thereto the Calvinistic party, even to the extent of attending their sermons. This freak of hers did not, however, last long, but by it she enticed the Protestants into her net. Odet de Coligny subsequently retired to England, where in 1570, just when he was intending to return to France, he died suddenly at Hampton Court, not without suspicion of poison. * * * * * [Illustration: Plate LXVII. Photo. Giraudon. MARGOT OF FRANCE. François Clouet. Musée Condé. _To face page 238._]