Philippine Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans was the daughter of Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, and his wife, Françoise-Marie de Bourbon, the youngest legitimised daughter of King Louis XIV and Madame de M
Portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier
Infante Charles, Jean Ranc, 1724.
The Château de Bagnolet, where Philippine Élisabeth died aged 19. Engraving by Jacques Rigaud.
Val-de-Grâce
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The Val-de-Grâce was a military hospital located at 74 boulevard de Port-Royal in the 5th arrondissement of Paris, France. It was closed as a hospital in 2016.
The Old Buildings of Val-de-Grâce
Modern hospital
Former abbey of Val-de-Grâce in Paris: view of the cloister and its French formal garden
Statue of Dominique Jean Larrey, sculpted by David d'Angers in 1843