French tapestry, Battle of Bruges, 20th century, depicting the defeat of the Spanish army near the canal at Bruges by the troops of King Louis XIV in 1667, retains workshop label 'Edition d'art De Rambouillet, Ateliers De reproduction d'oeuvres d'art, 68.90 in. x 99.61 in. Provenance: The collection of Alan James and Jenny Fletcher, Sydney
- Louis Xiv - Louis XIV (1638 – 1715), known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, ruled through Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister from 1643 to 1661 and as monarch of the House of Bourbon and King of France and Navarre from 1661 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years is one of the longest in French and European history.
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