Man in the Iron Mask There was also Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis of Belle-Île, a former superintendent of finances who had been jailed by Louis XIV on the charge of embezzlement, and the Marquis de Lauzun, who had become engaged to the Duchess of Montpensier, a cousin of the King, without the King's consent. Fouquet's cell was above that of Lauzun. In his letters to Louvois, Saint-Mars describes Dauger as a quiet man, giving no trouble, "disposed to the will of God and to the king", compared to his other prisoners, who were either always complaining, constantly trying to escape, or simply mad. Dauger was not
In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King In the Land of the Blind the Blue Eye Man is King is a painting by Deborah Grant. It is in the collection of the Nasher Museum of Art in Durham, North Carolina in the United States. This large scale, multi-panel, colorful painting depicts the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Starting from the left panel: This painting was purchased from Grant in 2008 by Steve Turner Contemporary. In 2013, it was purchased by the Nasher with funding from JoAnn and Ronald Busuttil. This piece is part of Grant's body