wife, Marguerite de Foix, called "sein de lys,"
from the beauty of her complexion. It was erected by their daughter, the
Queen-Duchess Anne, and was executed by Michel Colomb, a sculptor of St.
Pol de Leon, originally a herd-boy. This monument, considered a
masterpiece of the Renaissance, is not copied from any Italian original,
but is entirely the offspring of the artist's own fancy. There is much
simplicity in its design and execution. The tomb, about five feet high, is
of white marble, diapered with ermine and the letter F. On a black slab
repose the effigies of the Duke and Duchess, and at their feet are lying a
lion and a greyhound, holding their several escutcheons. Four large
allegorical figures are at each angle of the tomb, representing the
cardinal virtues. Justice carries the book of the laws, and the sword by
which she makes them respected. This figure is said to be the portrait of
the Duchess Anne. Temperance, in a monastic dress, is characterised by a
bit and a lantern. Prudence, double faced, holds a mirror and a compass,
and has a serpent at her feet. This figure is in the costume of a peasant
girl of St. Pol; the second face, that of an old man, is also in the dress
of Lower Brittany. Strength or Fortitude, handsome, resolute, and calm,
strangles a dragon with his grasp.

Upon the principal sides of the tomb are the twelve Apostles, and below,
in niches, sixteen mourners (pleureuses) in monastic habits, the faces and
hands white, the rest of the body black. The beautiful attitude of these
figures is much admired. Some are kneeling, others are seated--all in the
attitude and expression of prayer. This monument was originally in the
church of the Carmelites, whence it was transferred to the cathedral.

Besides the remains of Duke Francis and his two wives, it formerly
contained the heart of his daughter, the Queen-Duchess Anne, enshrined in
a golden case in the form of a heart, surmounted by a crown, and
surrounded by a cordeliere; but the tomb was rifled during the Reign of
Terror. It now holds the remains of the Constable Duke Arthur III.

Duke John IV. also died at Nantes, after his long eventful reign, having
acquired a military glory which earned him the name of Conqueror, and
equalled that of Du Guesclin and Clisson. Twice he lost and twice he
regained his crown. He alienated Du Guesclin and his faithful subjects by
his partiality to England. The Bretons rose, and he fled to Edward III.;
but when