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Louis XV

Print
mid 18th century (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, half-length portrait of Louis XV, facing half right and wearing armour, within a plain oval border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLouis XV (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Louis XV, engraving by Gilles Edmé Petit after Jean Étienne Liotard, mid-18th century.
Physical description
Print, half-length portrait of Louis XV, facing half right and wearing armour, within a plain oval border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.7cm (cut)
  • Width: 18.4 (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
Marks and inscriptions
'Liotard Em. pinx. Petit ex. rue St. Jacques, près les Mathurins.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1960: Volume 2, Edgar Seligman Gift. London: HMSO, 1966.
Collection
Accession number
E.3192-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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