François Leclerc du Tremblay
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François Leclerc du Tremblay, also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise —the French term for a powerful advi
Portrait engraving (Bibliothèque Nationale de France)
François Leclerc du Tremblay is the figure in black, depicted descending the staircase in this oil painting Éminence Grise (1873) by Jean-Léon Gérôme.
Éminence Grise (painting)
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Éminence Grise is an 1873 history painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme. It features a scene from seventeenth century during the reign of Louis XIII. François Leclerc du Tremblay, a trusted a
François Leclerc du Tremblay
…61) Rueil-Malmaison, Île-de-France, France François Leclerc du Tremblay is the figure in black, depicted descending the staircase in this oil painting Éminence Grise (1873) by Jean-Léon Gérôme. François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar…
Jean Léon Gérôme self portrait c 1884 Eskenazi Museum Bloomington