Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched With a profile detail of

With a profile detail of the great ape's head

Wooden potato masher made by physicist Ernest Rutherford (1871-1937)

John Rich moved his playhouse at Lincoln's Inn Fields to Covent Garden

This was the first since the Great Potato Famine which devastated Ireland during the years 1845 to 1850

that they should be invited to join the government at the annual Whitebait Dinner

Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched With a profile detail ofGaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France, 1882 1884. Gaston (1608 1660) was the third son of Henry IV of France and was the oldest surviving brother of Louis XIII. He was embroiled in political intrigue throughout his life. A print from La France et les Franais Travers les Sicles, Volume IV, F Roy editor, A Challamel, Saint Antoine, 1882 1884.