Madame de Maintenon; an étude.

Madame de Maintenon; an étude by J. Cotter Morison copyright (before 1886) James Augustus Cotter Morison (1832–1888), English essayist and historian, was born in London. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Augustus_Cotter_Morison ) Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719) was the second wife of King Louis XIV of France. She was known during her first marriage as Madame Scarron, and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon. Her marriage to the king was never officially announced or admitted, though she was very influential at court. She founded the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a school for girls from poorer noble families, in 1684. (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7oise_d%27Aubign%C3%A9,_Marquise_de_Maintenon )