Portret van Lodewijk XIV in een lijst
François Jacques Dequevauviller
1793 - 1848
Medium
steel engraving
Dimensions
181; 273
About this artwork
height 273 mm x width 181 mm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to this captivating steel engraving, *Portret van Lode XIV in een lijst* (Portrait of Louis XIV a Frame), created by the French engraver François Jacquesquevauviller between 1793 and 1848. Measuring a modest 273 mm high by 181 mm wide, this intimate print captures the iconic image of France's Sun King, Louis XIV (1638–1715), likely framed in an ornate surround that evokes the grandeur of Versailles. Dequevauviller, active during a turbulent era from the French Revolution to the mid-19th century, specialized in precise reproductive prints that made royal portraits accessible to a wider ...