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Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre

Print
1701 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, portrait of a man, full-length, wearing coronation robes and holding a sceptre; beside him, on a cushion, are the crown and Hand of Justice.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleLouis XIV, King of France and Navarre (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Engraving
Brief description
Print, portrait of Louis XIV, engraved by Pierre Drevet, 1701
Physical description
Print, portrait of a man, full-length, wearing coronation robes and holding a sceptre; beside him, on a cushion, are the crown and Hand of Justice.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27in (cut)
  • Width: 20.375in (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
'Hyacinthe Rigaud pinxit P. Drevet sculpsit.' (Lettered with name of sitter and)
Credit line
Given by Edgar Seligman
Subject 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.508-1960

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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