The State Barge of
Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhone (1829) by the French history painter
Hippolyte Delaroche (1797-1856). The painting shows Richelieu his
barge, preceding the boat carrying Cinq-Mars and De Thou carried to
their execution. It's the heyday of Richelieu's power he defeated two
of his most powerful opponents, but he will die in the same year
(1642) and is already marked by death.
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