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Louis XIV, King of France: P.162-1959

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Louis XIV, King of France
'The Headless Horseman'

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Lombart, Pierre
Painter: Dyck, Anthony van (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1959) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

The fourth state of the plate (and second of the 'Louis states'). The area of the plate where the horseman's head should be is burnished out and Louis's features, which were added in drypoint in the previous state, are now quite faint. In later states the portrait changed to Cromwell, Charles I, then back to Cromwell.

School or Style

British

Components of the work

Paper Height 56.2 cm Width 35.9 cm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Engraving

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.162-1959
Primary reference Number: 168227
Layard: IV

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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