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Thesis print with equestrian portrait of Louis XIV: 30.K.13-266

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Thesis print with equestrian portrait of Louis XIV
Ludovico Magno Eyropa Terra Marique Composita…
Allegorical composition with Louis XIV on horseback, with Providence holding the crown of France above

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Edelinck, Gérard
Draughtsman: Le Brun, Charles (After)

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1677

Note

Sheet of bottom plate only (composition printed from two separate plates). Thesis engraving for Jacques-Nicolas Colbert's viva, 30 December 1677

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 30.K.13-266
Primary reference Number: 196063
BN Inventaire (17thC): 77 (lower half)
Robert-Dumesnil: 259 (lower half)
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Audit data

Created: Friday 12 April 2013 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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