449293 St Louis Hospital, c.1677 (pen & ink on paper) by Gasselin, Noel (fl.1677); 8.1x37.4 cm; The Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth; (add.info.: H繫pital Saint-Louis was built at the beginning of the 17th century on the orders of King Henry IV of France, who signed an edict founding the hospital on May 17, 1607. It was initially intended to only serve as a temporary hospital during epidemic to quarantine afflicted Parisians who could be contagious. It was also situated just outside of the Wall of Charles V beyond Porte du Temple. It was constructed in the proximity of the Gibbet of Montfaucon, as seen by an engraving of the hospital by Claude Chastillon); Reproduced by permission of Chatsworth Settlement Trustees; French, out of copyright.