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Engraved portrait of Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, with legend detailing her birth in 1635 in Niort, her conversion to Catholicism, her marriage to Scarron, and her role at Court. Reverse: additional biographical text about her life, her influence at Court, her founding of Saint-Cyr, and her death in 1719. Postcard with printed text.