Mistress at the court of the Bourbon Louis XIV), at the former Hotel Soubise in Paris.
Textile design, fabric Louis XIV epoch 17th century.
Source: Provenant de l’alcove de la princesse de Rohan Soubise, à l’ancien hôtel Soubise à Paris. XVII Siècle. Fabrique Française. ( Époque de Lois XIV,. Tenture d’Appartement en Soie. (Aux ⅖ es d’Execution.)
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