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Louis XIV

Print
1660 (published)
Artist/Maker
François De Poilly (engraver)
François De Poilly (publisher)
Pierre Mignard (artist)
Place of origin
France (published)

Print, portrait of Louis XIV, half length, facing slightly right, within an oval border of laurel leaves.


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Prints
Royalty
Object type
Print
TitleLouis XIV (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Engraving
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Louis XIV, engraving by François de Poilly after Pierre Mignard, 1660.
Physical description
Print, portrait of Louis XIV, half length, facing slightly right, within an oval border of laurel leaves.
Dimensions
  • Height: 36.2cm (cut)
  • Width: 26.4cm (cut)
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Style
French School
Marks and inscriptions
'P. Mignard Pinx. FDe Poilly sculp. et exc. Cum Privilegio Regis 1660.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
King
Laurels
Louis XIV
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
  • Firmin-Didot, Ambroise. Les Graveurs de Portrait en France. Paris: Firmin-Didot, 1875-9.
  • Le Blanc, Charles. Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes. Paris. É Bouillon, 1854-1908.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3240-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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