Codice albumGBB-F-008031

Codice inventarioGBB-F-008031-0000

1640 ca, PARIS, FRANCE: The french carpenter, poet and singer chansonnier ADAM BILLAUT (1602-1662) aka Maître Adam, portrait by Edmé Bovinet (1767 -1832), printed in 1690, 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.

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