'In May of 1664 Louis XIV ordered an elaborate, week-lomg celebration ostensibly to honor his mother, Anne of Austria, and his wife, Maria-Theresa. Actually, the themes of the operas and ballets indicated that the festivities were probably intended to honour the King's mistress, Louise de la Vallière. An interesting feature of this engraving (the title page) is that it records the Chateau de Versailles - which was originally a small hunting lodge used by Louis XIII - before the extensive addition of the 1670's and 1680's. The inscription, encircled by fourteen coats of arms beneath the view of the chateau, announces this event and emphasizes that the escutcheons are listed in order of the noblemen's appearance in the procession and not in order of their qualité or rank.' (Alvin L. Clark Jr. From Mannerism to Classicism, Printmaking in France, 1600-1660, Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, 6 November, 1987 - 9 January 1988, no. 51)