Duc De Richelieu Collection

Cardinal Richelieu at the Siege of La Rochelle, 1628 (early 20th century). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman

Two people in an interior, possibly Maria de Medici and Cardinal de Richelieu, 1833-1890. Creator: Johan Coenraad Leich
Two people in an interior, possibly Maria de Medici and Cardinal de Richelieu, 1833-1890. In the background, a man peeks from behind a curtain

Armand-Jean Duplessis, Cardi, French School. Creator: Jean Warin
Armand-Jean Duplessis, Cardi, French School

Le Voeu de Louis XIII au siège de la Rochelle en 1628, esquisse du tableau du Maître... c1737-1747
Le Voeu de Louis XIII au siege de la Rochelle en 1628, esquisse du tableau du Maitre-autel de l'eglise de Notre-Dame-des-Victoires, between 1737 and 1747

Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696-1788), Duke of Richelieu, Marshal of France, 1732. Found in the collection of the Museu Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon

Scene in the Place, at Calais, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Scene in the Place, at Calais, 1854. Allied personnel in France before leaving to fight in the Crimean War. French soldiers are not restricted to be very close shavers - in the literal reuse

Book cover of the Annals of Tacitus with the coat of arms of Armand-Jean du Plessis
CHT191863 Book cover of the Annals of Tacitus with the coat of arms of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (red leather & gold) by French School

Book cover with the coat of arms of Armand-Jean du Plessis
CHT191862 Book cover with the coat of arms of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (red leather & gold) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque de la Sorbonne, Paris

The death of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642)
CHT191857 The death of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), illustration from a life of Richelieu by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) and Louis XIII (1601-1643)
CHT191854 Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) and Louis XIII (1601-1643), illustration from a life of Richelieu by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Moment of intervention by the papal legate, Giulio Mazarini (1602-61
CHT191861 Moment of intervention by the papal legate, Giulio Mazarini (1602-61) between the Spanish and papal troops confronting the French army at the siege of Casal, Northern Italy

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) as a child
CHT191851 Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) as a child, illustration from a life of Richelieu by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Cardinal Richelieu, 1640 (oil on canvas)
5672077 Cardinal Richelieu, 1640 (oil on canvas) by Champaigne, Philippe de (1602-74); (add.info.: Portrait of Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) Cardinal Richelieu

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) travelling in a litter when an old
CHT191860 Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) travelling in a litter when an old man, illustration from a life of Richelieu by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Cover illustration for The Life of Armand-Jean du Plessis
CHT191859 Cover illustration for The Life of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) learning to ride a horse
CHT191856 Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) learning to ride a horse, illustration from a life of Richelieu by Theodore Camu, 1910 (colour litho) by Leloir

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (oil on canvas)
CHT191850 Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) (oil on canvas) by Champaigne, Philippe de (1602-74); La Sorbonne, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Cardinal de Richelieu. Creator: Jean Morin
Cardinal de Richelieu

Allegory of France with the Arms of Richelieu (Allegorie sur la Paix)

Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu, before 1642. Creator: Claude Mellan
Two Cherubs with the Arms of Cardinal Richelieu, before 1642

Cardinal Richelieu, Kneeling, Presents His Book to the Virgin and Child, ca. 1646

Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, 1651. Creator: Claude Mellan
Portrait of Cardinal Richelieu, 1651

Francois Le Clerc Du Tremblay, dit le Pere Joseph, 1638. Creator: Claude Mellan
Francois Le Clerc Du Tremblay, dit le Pere Joseph, 1638

Veüe du Chateau de Richelieu du Cotedu Parc, 17th century
Veue du Chateau de Richelieu du Cote du Parc, 17th century

Veüe du Grand Parterre et de la Demie Lune de Richelieu, 17th century
Veue du Grand Parterre et de la Demie Lune de Richelieu, 17th century

Le Chateau de Richelieu en Poictou du Cotede l Entree, 17th century
Le Chateau de Richelieu en Poictou du Cote de l Entree, 17th century

Veüe generale en Perspective du Chateau Bassecourt, Anticours, Jardins, &c
Veue generale en Perspective du Chateau Bassecourt, Anticours, Jardins, &c. de Richelieu, 17th century

Richlieu, (1585-1642), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Richlieu, (1585-1642), 1830. Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642) French clergyman and statesman appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616, chief minister for King Louis XIII in 1624

Rochefoucault, (1613-1680), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Rochefoucault, (1613-1680), 1830. Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680) French author of memoirs, nobleman known as Prince de Marcillac

Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Poussin, (1594-1665), 1830. Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) classical French Baroque painter of religious and mythological subjects who spent most of his life in Rome

Nantueil, (c1623-1678), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Nantueil, (c1623-1678), 1830. Robert Nanteuil (c1623-1678) French portrait artist, engraver, draughtsman and pastellist to the court of Louis XIV

Girardon, (1628-1715), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Girardon, (1628-1715), 1830. Francois Girardon (1628-1715) French sculptor of the Baroque, commissioned for the tomb of Cardinal Richelieu

P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Creator: Unknown
P. Corneille, (1606-1684), 1830. Pierre Corneille (1606-1684) French tragedian and dramatist, as a young man, he earned patronage of Cardinal Richelieu

Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Creator: Francois-Seraphin Delpech
Cinq-Mars, (1620-1642), c1830. Henri Coiffier de Ruze, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620-1642) favourite of King Louis XIII of France

The Gardens of the Palais Royal, Paris, 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Gardens of the Palais Royal, Paris, 1890. Former royal palace located in the 1st arrondissement of Paris, personal residence of Cardinal Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu, c1620-1630, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Cardinal Richelieu, c1620-1630, (1890). Armand Jean du Plessis (1585-1642) French clergyman, nobleman and statesman, consecrated as a bishop in 1607

Kardinal Richelieu, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Kardinal Richelieu, (1933). Portrait of French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu was made a cardinal in 1622

Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, 1820s. Artist: Maurin
Le Duc De Richelieu, Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, 1820s. French statesman Armand-Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (1766-1822)

Cardinal Richelieu, (c1820s). Artist: Maurin
Richelieu, Cardinal Richelieu, (c1820s). Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) was made a cardinal in 1622. Richelieu was Minister of State to Louis XII

Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696-1788), Duke of Richelieu, Marshal of France. Artist: Nattier, Jean-Marc (1685-1766)
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696-1788), Duke of Richelieu, Marshal of France. Private Collection

Portrait of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1820s. Artist: Delpech, Francois Seraphin (1778-1825)
Portrait of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, 1820s. Found in the collection of Podstanitsky collection

View of the Manor Estate of Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu in Gursuf, 1810s. Found in the collection of State Central Literary Museum, Moscow

Cardinal Richelieu, 1633-1640, (c1915). Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
Cardinal Richelieu, 1633-1640, (c1915). Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (1585-1642), French clergyman and statesman

Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. Artist: Tamisier
Theophraste Renaudot, 17th century French physician, philanthropist, and journalist, 1882-1884. A protege of Cardinal Richelieu, Renaudot (1586-1653) became physician to King Louis XIII of France

Siege of La Rochelle, France, 1627 (1882-1884). During the Renaissance, La Rochelle adopted Protestant ideas, and from 1568 became a centre for the Huguenots

Affaires Etrangeres, Gabriel Hanotaux, French statesman, 1896. Artist: Jean Baptiste Guth
Affaires Etrangeres, Gabriel Hanotaux, French statesman, 1896. Hanotaux (1853-1944) was French Foreign Minister from 1894-1898

Cardinal Richelieu, 1898. Artist: Gilbert
Cardinal Richelieu, 1898. A print from Les Francais Illustres, by Gustave Demoulin, Hachette, Paris, 1898

Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), French prelate and statesman, 1924
Cardinal Richelieu, French prelate and statesman. Armand Jean Duplessis, Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642) who was made a cardinal in 1622

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"Duc de Richelieu: A Mastermind of Power and Influence" Step back in time to witness the remarkable life of Armand-Jean du Plessis, better known as Duc de Richelieu. From his early days as a child prodigy to his influential role as Cardinal Richelieu, this captivating figure left an indelible mark on French history. Immerse yourself in the Siege of La Rochelle, where Cardinal Richelieu's strategic brilliance shone through. In this early 20th-century depiction, witness the intensity and determination that propelled him towards victory. As you explore further, discover the restoration of the French monarchy under Louis XVIII. This colorful lithograph showcases a pivotal period when Duc de Richelieu played a crucial role in stabilizing France after years of turmoil. Uncover his deep intellectual pursuits with book covers adorned by his coat of arms. The Annals of Tacitus symbolize his thirst for knowledge and understanding while highlighting his noble lineage. Reflect upon poignant moments such as the cardinal's passing - a loss deeply felt throughout France. His death marked not only the end of an era but also served as a testament to his enduring legacy. Witness Duc de Richelieu's close relationship with King Louis XIII - their partnership shaped France during one of its most transformative periods. Together they navigated treacherous political waters, leaving an indomitable impact on their nation's destiny. Marvel at Giulio Mazarini's intervention alongside Cardinal Richelieu - two formidable figures united by their shared pursuit for power and influence. Their collaboration forever altered European politics and diplomacy. Peek into Duc de Richelieu's childhood; even then, he displayed signs of greatness that would define him later in life. This glimpse into his formative years reveals glimpses of ambition and resilience that would shape him into one of history's most formidable statesmen.