This is the nearest to an authentic portrait of Gilles de Rais. It is known as the Montfaucon portrait, from the name of a collector; the picture is by Gilles le Bonnier. E.A.Vizetelly has pointed out that the armorial bearings are those of Montmorency-Laval and not Rais, so there is a possibility that this is really a representation of Guy de Montmorency-Laval, Gilles's cousin.
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