Esquisse pour le Panthéon : Le voeu de Louis XIII, between 1874 and 1876. The vow of Louis XIII. Louis XIII dedicates France to the Virgin Mary as sign of gratitude to God for the long-awaited birth of his heir (the future Louis XIV), believed by many to be a miracle.

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