 In 1668, Perrault wrote "La Peinture" ("Painting") to honor the king's first painter, Charles Le Brun.He also wrote "Courses de tetes et de bague" ("Head and Ring Races", 1670), written to commemorate the 1662 celebrations staged by Louis for his mistress, Louise-Françoise de La Baume le Blanc, duchesse de La Vallière.Perrault was elected to the Académie française in 1671.