\b0 The castle we see today, surrounded by a beautiful expanse of water and adjoining a magni
ficent racecourse lined with splendid stables, was built between 1875 and 1885, in the style of the Renaissance, by the Duke of Aumale, the fifth son of King Louis Philippe. It stands on the site of the former residence of Anne of Montmorency, High Const
able of France. The castle now belongs to the Institut de France and houses an admirable collection of paintings, including works by Raphael, Botticelli, Clouet, Poussin, and Ingres, along with that masterpiece of the medieval French miniature, \i Les Ri