Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie -Antoinette
1770
Artist, French, 1736 - 1807
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 13.3 × 17.3 cm (5 1/4 × 6 13/16 in.)
plate: 6.5 × 10.7 cm (2 9/16 × 4 3/16 in.) -
Accession
1942.9.1665
Associated Artworks
See all 33 artworksLouis XVI and Marie-Antoinette
Augustin de Saint-Aubin
1774
Marie-Antoinette
French 18th Century
1700
Louis XVI [upper left]
French 18th Century
1700
Artwork history & notes
Inscriptions
recto: in plate, at left, encircling profile portrait of Louis XV: LUDOVICUS XV. REX CHRISTIANISSIMUS; in plate, at right, encircling profile portraits of the Dauphin and Marie-Antoinette: LUD.AUG.DELPHINI ET M.A.JOS.II.IMP.SORORIS CONNUBIUM. / DIE XVI MAII. / M.DCC.LVV.; verso: none
Markings
none
Wikidata ID
Q64953987