GBB-F-008030-0000 1640 ca, PARIS, FRANCE: The french carpenter, poet and singer chansonnier ADAM BILLAUT (1602-1662) aka Maître Adam, portrait engraved in 1833 by Delpech, Paris. He received patronage from Marie Louise Gonzaga and the Prince of Condé, and he was also pensioned by Cardinal Richelieu at time of the King Louis XIV Le Roi Soleil. He wrote a number of books, including Les Chevilles, which enjoyed some critical success when it was published in 1644, Le Vilebrequin, published posthumously in 1663, and Le Rabot, which was never printed. Credit: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Collection: © ARCHIVIO GBB / Archivi Alinari Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 3137 X 3339 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 26 X 28 Image sizes (MB): 3.95 Color space: RGB