N. Mignard Auenionensis Pinxit. P. Van Schuppen Sculpebat 1662.
Engraving. Sheet: 270 x 190mm (10½ x 7½''). Trimmed and laid in album sheet.
A portrait of Louis XIV of France (1638-1715). During his mother's regency power was wielded first by Cardinal Richelieu and then by Cardinal Mazarin but Louis XIV took on sole authority in 1661. In 1682 moved the court from Paris to his palace in Versailles which he developed into one of the largest palaces in Europe. He was often referred to as 'le roi Soleil' or the Sun King.
[Ref: 49283] £130.00
Engraving. Sheet: 270 x 190mm (10½ x 7½''). Trimmed and laid in album sheet.
A portrait of Louis XIV of France (1638-1715). During his mother's regency power was wielded first by Cardinal Richelieu and then by Cardinal Mazarin but Louis XIV took on sole authority in 1661. In 1682 moved the court from Paris to his palace in Versailles which he developed into one of the largest palaces in Europe. He was often referred to as 'le roi Soleil' or the Sun King.
[Ref: 49283] £130.00