King Louis XIV

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Sculpture, Room 111, The Gilbert Bayes Gallery

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	France (made)

This is an ivory medallion, carved in relief, in ca. 1670-80 in France. It is by an unknown artist but perhaps after Jean Mauger. The relief represents King Louis XIV (1638-1715; R: 1643-1715) and the image may well derive from a medal, such as that commemorating the conquests of Louis XIV in Holland by Jean Mauger (1648-1722) dating from 1672.

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Categories	Medallions Royalty Reliefs Portraits
Object type	Relief
Title	King Louis XIV (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Ivory, carved in relief Ivory Carving Relief
Brief description	Medallion, ivory relief, of King Louis XIV, by an unknown artist, perhaps after Jean Mauger, French, ca. 1670-80
Physical description	The oval medallion shows a finely carved portrait bust of the king in profile facing right, wearing a long flowing wig and a laurel wreath, with a mantle draped over his shoulders.
Dimensions	Height: 10.5cm Width: 8.25cm
Object history	Bought for 10 guineas (£10 10s) from the Rev. Albert Badger, 22 Gunter Grove, London in 1872.
Subject depicted	Louis XIV (King of France)
Summary	This is an ivory medallion, carved in relief, in ca. 1670-80 in France. It is by an unknown artist but perhaps after Jean Mauger. The relief represents King Louis XIV (1638-1715; R: 1643-1715) and the image may well derive from a medal, such as that commemorating the conquests of Louis XIV in Holland by Jean Mauger (1648-1722) dating from 1672.
Bibliographic references	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 31 Grodecki, Louis. Ivoires français. Paris : Librairie Larousse, 1947, p. 136 Longhurst, Margaret H. Catalogue of Carvings in Ivory. Part II. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1929, p. 78 Trusted, Marjorie, Baroque & Later Ivories, Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 2013, cat. no. 230
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	382-1872

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Record created	September 12, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O166929/king-louis-xiv-relief-unknown/

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