The equestrian statue of Louis XIV, being moved by rollers and planks of wood
Printmaker:
Unknown
Printmaker:
Audran, Girard
(Formerly attributed)
A view of an equestrian statue of Louis XIV, showing the King in classical armour on horseback, holding the reins in left hand and with right arm extended. To the right, a workman can be seen carrying a large wooden beam, with two figures observing the scene in the background. Within a decorative frame, before all printed lettering but with handwritten inscription. The statue was relocated to the Place Louis le Grand (now the Place Vendome) in 1699. Another impression recorded in the Royal Collection RCIN 617067
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
18th Century
In or after
1699
-
Circa
1720
Accession number: 30.K.11-58
Primary reference Number: 311578
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The equestrian statue of Louis XIV, being moved by rollers and planks of wood" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/311578 Accessed: 2024-12-22 08:16:14
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/311578
|title=The equestrian statue of Louis XIV, being moved by rollers and planks of wood
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 08:16:14|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-311578
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...