Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King
Medium
Etching and engraving on paper
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
20350
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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.