Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

Art Institute of Chicago

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1688-1754)

Date
1746
Medium
Etching and engraving on paper
Culture
France
Department
Prints and Drawings
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

This festive scene is the Masked Ball given by King Louis XV in the main hall of the Chateau of Versailles at midnight on February 251 1746, to celebrate the marriage of the Dauphin Louis with Marie Therese Infanta of Spain.

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Object type
AAT300041273

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