Cardinal Dubois
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
48.7 × 35.9 cm
Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dean Perry in memory of Julia Raymond, and gift of Miss Helen B. Falter
Accession Number
1977.50
Tags
male
About this artwork
One of the most powerful people in France at the beginning of the 18th century, Cardinal Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723) holds a letter addressed Au Roy, or “To the King.” The engraving reproduces a painting commemorating Louis XV’s ascendance to the throne in 1723.