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Equestrian portrait of the young Louis XIV, with Fame brandishing a trumpet: 24.K.1-169

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Equestrian portrait of the young Louis XIV, with Fame brandishing a trumpet

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Couvay, Jean

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Production date: AD 1657

Note

Illustration to Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin's 'Clovis, ou la France chrestienne' (Paris, 1657)

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 24.K.1-169
Primary reference Number: 202172
BN Inventaire (17thC): 125
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Audit data

Created: Friday 3 July 2015 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Equestrian portrait of the young Louis XIV, with Fame brandishing a trumpet" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/202172 Accessed: 2024-11-08 19:52:44

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/202172 |title=Equestrian portrait of the young Louis XIV, with Fame brandishing a trumpet |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-08 19:52:44|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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