The Palace and Park by Phillips, Forbes, Latham, Owen, Scharf, and Shenton

258. GASTON DE FOIX. _Warrior._

[Born 1489. Died at Ravenna, in Italy, 1512. Aged 23.] The nephew of Louis XII. of France. Succeeded the Duke of Longueville in the command of the army in Italy, where his prodigies of valour and daring exploits gained him the name of the “Thunderbolt of Italy.” He raised the siege of Ravenna, and in his hot pursuit of the foe, was cut down;--slaughtered in the hour of victory. [This is one of the finest French busts. There is also a portrait of him in the Gallery of Vienna, by Palma Vecchio.]