I'm winding down my Château de Carrouges series now. Here are a few more photos I took inside the buildings — some portraits of the family that owned the château for generations... centuries... Only one is identified, and that's the first one. His name is Henri Le Veneur, 4e comte des Tillières.
I've spent some time trying to figure out how Henri was related to Jean Le Veneur (b. 1473 d. 1543) — grandson? great-grandson? — who, I think, was the first member the family to own Carrouges and had the châtelet d'entrée built. Jean was a Roman Catholic cardinal, and he was a close ally of king François 1er. He introduced the explorer Jacques Cartier (of French Canadian fame) to the king. The Chabot family also intermarried with the Le Veneurs. Unfortunately, I haven't found any information about Henri Le Veneur.
On another subject entirely, here are three photos of the kitchen in the Château de Carrouges that I took that same day in August 2011.
Sometimes, it's hard to understand who's who beause, often, they have the same name.
ReplyDeleteJudy should be interested. Dinner is served?
There have been seven men, I think, named Jean Le Veneur. The one born in 1473 was Jean IV. It is confusing.
DeleteDinner? It's not even lunchtime yet.
Bertie has brought us two ducklings this morning. Apparently, ducks are nesting out back around the pond. Bert has emptied their nest, I guess.
Dinner is served is the last photo!u
DeleteYes, chm, Judy is interested! :) Such fun to see the mention of the Chabot family!
ReplyDeleteCharlotte Chabot, daughter of Léonor Chabot, married Jacques Le Veneur in the late 1500s.
DeleteCool, thanks! (Sorry to hear about the ducklings.)
DeleteThe last fellow reminds me of George Washington. Bertie is so bad.
ReplyDeleteBertie is bad. What to do?
DeleteEvelyn, it's about the same time. But, yes, I agree?
ReplyDeleteSince these portraits are those of the Le Veneur de Tillières family, it means the château was sold furnished by the last scion of the family.
ReplyDeletePainting in the second photo has extensive craqueleur (I had to reach deep for that French word). Hopefully the ducklings Bertie brought in survived and went on with their lives.
ReplyDeleteNo. Dead ducks.
DeleteHi, D. The first painting is probably a pastel and protected by glass. That's why there are no craquelures, like the second portrait, and the third to a lesser extent.
DeleteGood catch chm, I think you're right.
DeleteThe man in the third photo looks like a bon vivant. I’m wondering about the ducklings too. The fact that Bertie brought them in suggests that they are history. Poor things.
ReplyDeleteBert brought in the first duckling very early this morning. It was dead. I took it outside. I assume Bert ate it. Then an hour or so later he came in with another duckling. It was alive, but just barely. Walt took it out to the pond and left it there. I don't think there was much hope for it. There are at least three other marauding cats in the neighborhood, maybe four.
DeletePhoto #5 shows a crémaillère. I have tried to find photos of that kind of crémaillères on the net to no avail! Peut-être devrais-je essayer pendre la crémaillère?
ReplyDeleteYes, that worked!
DeleteI guess you won't have to worry about feeding Bertie for a couple of days. Poor little ducks.
ReplyDeleteThat third portrait is interesting. I'm wondering not only about his wry smile but the open buttons and the glove in his hand. I know that statuary has various symbols and significances, and I assume portraiture does, too.