Chilperik I visits Fredegonde, Bal des Ardents, Two representations on one page. Left: the Frankish king Chilperic I visits his mistress Fredegonde. She is sitting at a table and combing her hair. In the margin a four-line caption in French. Right: King Charles VI and five other men are dressed as savages and dancing at a wedding party. A man with a flaming torch sets one of them on fire. The Duchess of Berry throws her cloak over the king, saving his life. In the margin a four-line caption in French., print, print maker: Bernard Picart, (workshop of), Bernard Picart, (mentioned on object

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