INDEX 379 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE MADEMOISELLE DE MONTPENSIER _Frontispiece_ She is holding the portrait of her father, Gaston d'Orleans. From the painting by Pierre Bourguignon in the Musee de Versailles. By permission of Messrs. Hachette & Co. ANNE MARIE LOUISE D'ORLEANS, DUCHESSE DE MONTPENSIER 4 From the enamel by Petitot in the South Kensington Museum. CARDINAL DE RETZ 24 Showing him in his coadjuteur days. After the painting by Deveria. JULIUS HARDOUIN MANSART 26 After the painting by Vivien. JEAN DE LA FONTAINE 54 From an engraving by Grevedon. LOUIS XIV. AS A BOY, DEDICATING HIS CROWN 62 After the painting by Greg Huret. LOUIS XIV. AS A YOUNG MAN 72 From a chalk drawing in the British Museum Print Room. FRANCOIS DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD 130 From the engraving by Hopwood after the painting by Petitot. HELENE LAMBERT, MADAME DE MOTTEVILLE 150 After the painting by De Largilliere. LOUISE DE LA VALLIERE 154 From the engraving by Flameng after the painting by Petitot. JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT 170 After the painting by Champaign. "PLEASURES OF THE ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT." SCENE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE PLAY, BEFORE THE KING AT VERSAILLES 172 From the engraving by Israel Silvestre. "PLEASURES OF THE ISLAND OF ENCHANTMENT." SECOND DAY 174 From the engraving by Israel Silvestre. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CHATEAU OF VERSAILLES 176 From the engraving by Israel Silvestre, 1664. THE FRONT OF THE LOUVRE IN COURSE OF ERECTION 178 From the engraving by S. le Clerc, 1677. JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIERE 180 After the painting by Noel Coypel. MADAME HENRIETTE D'ORLEANS 194 From the painting by Mignard in the National Portrait Gallery. (Photograph by Walker, London.) MADAME DE MONTESPAN 200 From the engraving by Flameng after the painting by Mignard. LA VOISIN 206 From a print in the Bibliotheque Nationale. JEAN BAPTISTE DE LULLI 216 After a contemporary print by Bonnart. BOILEAU 220 After the painting by H. Rigaud.