Here are some wonderful chalk drawings of members of the French nobility by Jean Clouet's son, Francois: Jacques de Savoie, Duc de Nemours; Melchior des Prez, Seigneur de Montpezat; Anne de Piennes; & Marguerite de la Marck, Comtesse d'Arenberg.
(©Trustees of the British Museum)

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Born in 1550: King of France (1550-74)

Portrait as a boy by François (1510-72), ca. 1565

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François Clouet (1515-1572). Portrait au crayon de Gaspard II de Coligny, Seigneur de Châtillon, c. 1560.

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Born in 1553: (1553-1615), Queen of Navarra & France as spouse of daughter of

Portrait as a girl attributed to François (1510-72), ca. 1569

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2/2 Study of a bearded man, by Jean Clouet, portrait painter to the French court. Today is his day.

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" J’aime être troublée, cela éveille en moi tant d’émotions. Des émotions enfouies qui remontent à la surface et qui font fi de ma raison. " Amandine Clouet

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