Louis XIV

Artist Robert Nanteuil (French, 1623 - 1678)

After Pierre Mignard I (French, 1612 - 1695)

Date1661

MediumEngraving

DimensionsImage (trimmed margins): 15 1/4 x 17 11/16 in. (38.7 x 45 cm)

Credit LineFrom the collection of Adrian Eeles, Gift of Karen and Robert Hoehn

CultureFrench

Object numberPC2021.19.21

ClassificationsPrint Collection

DescriptionBust-length portrait of King Louis XIV of France. His likeness is rendered inside of an oval surrounded by objects symbolic of his rule including a crown at top, a laurel wreath and branches, a scale, a sword, and scepters. The portrait of Louis XIV itself depicts him as a younger man, with a long dark wig, wearing armor and a large lace collar.

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