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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