Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched 1093 (1864)

1093 (1864)

near Tower Bridge

A macaroni was an eighteenth century dandy who affected continental fashions

With a profile detail of the great ape's head

Gaston, Duc d'Orleans, commander of the armies under Louis XIII of France Finish:Stretched 1093 (1864)Gaston, 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.