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Mercury presents to Louis Duc de Bourgogne the portrait of Marie Adelaide of Savoy, representing their marriage and the alliance of France with Savoy. Etching by F.D. Née after C-N. Cochin after N. de Largillière.
- Largillière, Nicolas de, 1656-1746.
- Date
- 1700-1799
- Reference
- 2971490i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Courtiers and allegorical figures attend. In the foreground two cupids pour out a cornucopia, while above left, two others dismiss envy and calumny (or another vice). Top centre, two winged women trumpet the fame of the event
Publication/Creation
1700-1799
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 26 x 37.3 cm
Lettering
Mariage de monseig.r le duc de Bourgogne avec Adelaide de Savoye. L'argillière pinx. C.N. Cochin del. Nee sculp.
Lettering note
Bears number: Tableaux no.11
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 2971490i
Type/Technique
Languages
- French
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores