Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne
Simon Arnauld de Pomponne, Seigneur and then Marquis (1682) of Pomponne was a French diplomat and minister.
Simon Arnauld, marquis de Pomponne
Robert Arnauld d’Andilly was a French conseiller d’État, specialising in financial questions, in the court of Marie de' Medici. By the elegance of his language, he was among the major poets, writers and translators of 17th century French classicism. A fervent Catholic, he played an important role in the history of Jansenism and was one of the Solitaires of Port-Royal-des-Champs. He was also renowned for his part in the development of the pruning of fruit trees, to which he was devoted.
Robert Arnauld d’Andilly, by Philippe de Champaigne (Louvre)
La mère Angélique Arnauld. Portrait of Philippe de Champaigne
Nuncio Guido Bentivoglio, later Cardinal, by Van Dyck. Oil on canvas, now in the Palazzo Pitti
Ecce Homo, by Philippe de Champaigne. Oil on canvas.