Louis XV, King of France

1741

Antoine Benoist

Artist, French, 1721 - 1770

Nicholas Blakey

Artist After, British, active 1752 - 1758

Jakob Christoffel Le Blon

Artist After, German, 1667 - 1741

Antoine Benoist after Jakob Christoffel Le Blon after Nicholas Blakey

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving over etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.8 x 28.5 cm (16 1/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.88.1

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: Blackey pinxit.; lower center in plate 2 lines of addresses;lower right in plate: A. Benoist Sculp 1741.; around circumference in plate: LOUIS XV ROY DE FRANCE ET DE NAVARRE.; upper right in ink: No1.

Wikidata ID

Q74875378

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