XIR70319 Ball at the Court of King Henri III of France, or Ball of the Duke of Alencon, 2nd half of the 16th century (panel) by French School, (16th century); 120x183.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: A ball given at the Louvre for the marriage of Anne duc de Joyeuse with Marguerite de Vaudemont on 24th September 1581; Ball of the Duke of Alencon; Bal d\'Anne, duc de Joyeuse, a l\'occasion de son mariage a Marguerite de Vaudemont (de Lorraine) who was the sister-in-law of the queen, Louise de Vaudemont, wife of Henri III (1551-89); Joyeuse was one of Henri\'s mignons or court favourites. Anne de Batarnay de Joyeuse, Baron d\'Arques, Vicomte then Duke of Joyeuse (1560??7) was a royal favourite and active participant in the French Wars of Religion); French, out of copyright.