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Engraving Figuring King Louis XVI Of France, Print By Cathelin Dating From The 18th Century
Rare royal print from the 18th century.
Louis XVI, king of France.
Print, etching and engraving.
Half-length portrait, three quarters right, in an oval medallion crowned with laurel and decorated with lilies at the base, framed in a rectangle and resting on a base where we read: "Louis XVI - King of - France Born a Versailles - 23 Aoust 1754 Married 16 -May 1770 Presented by his very - humble and very faithful TV subject Bligny - Lancier du Roi ".
Bottom right: "Engraved by Cathelin, Graveur du Roi".
Bottom left: "In Paris at Bligny, Lancier du Roi cour du manège aux Thuilleries".
XVIIIth century, Louis XVI period.
H. 27.5 x L. 19.5 cm (at sight).
Reduced type of the portrait of Louis XVI by Brookshaw, this print is the real pendant of Queen Marie-Antoinette by Cathelin after Drouais.
In a frame with gilt sticks with beaded decoration from the 19th century.
Frame: H. 31.5 x L. 23 cm.
Provenance
Château of Chabreville.
Louis XVI, king of France.
Print, etching and engraving.
Half-length portrait, three quarters right, in an oval medallion crowned with laurel and decorated with lilies at the base, framed in a rectangle and resting on a base where we read: "Louis XVI - King of - France Born a Versailles - 23 Aoust 1754 Married 16 -May 1770 Presented by his very - humble and very faithful TV subject Bligny - Lancier du Roi ".
Bottom right: "Engraved by Cathelin, Graveur du Roi".
Bottom left: "In Paris at Bligny, Lancier du Roi cour du manège aux Thuilleries".
XVIIIth century, Louis XVI period.
H. 27.5 x L. 19.5 cm (at sight).
Reduced type of the portrait of Louis XVI by Brookshaw, this print is the real pendant of Queen Marie-Antoinette by Cathelin after Drouais.
In a frame with gilt sticks with beaded decoration from the 19th century.
Frame: H. 31.5 x L. 23 cm.
Provenance
Château of Chabreville.
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