Académie Royale de Danse other documents, however, it is clear the number is correctly stated. The identity of the omitted thirteenth member has long been a point of disagreement among dance historians. Gaston Vuillier forwarded Beauchamp as the missing member, while Régine Astier (Kunzel) unabashedly claimed it was Henri Prévost. Both were wrong. The original document signed by King Louis XIV was preserved in the French National Archives, and upon its close inspection in 1997 by scholar Maureen Needham, the thirteenth name was revealed to be “Molière.” Not to be confused with Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière (1622-73), the famous playwright of King Louis’ reign responsible
Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun all of the marine section of the "Illustrated Dictionary" and thematic books such as "The Sea", "The Sea in Nature", and "The Sea and Man" published by Larousse. He produced numerous technical boards, ships' cuts, posters, and engravings on the theme of the sea and navigation. Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun (Marseille, November 3, 1853-Marseille, November 5, 1941) was a French painter, a pupil of Alexandre Cabanel, Carolus-Duran and Felix Bracquemond. He is especially known for his many marine paintings and a collection of watercolors on dark wash representing orchids. Alexandre Jean-Baptiste Brun was born in Marseille on November