Louis XV

1765

Benoît-Louis Prévost after Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Associated Names
Benoît-Louis Prévost

Artist, French, c. 1735 - 1804

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II

Artist After, French, 1715 - 1790

The image depicts a detailed engraving of the side profile of a man's head and neck. The person faces left, showing a prominent nose and chin. The hair is styled in tight curls at the back and upper neck, with a sweeping wave at the front. The engraving includes a simple headband and an oval frame with decorative floral and foliage motifs at the top and a ribbon at the bottom. The background features engraved patterns, and the frame is inscribed with "LUD. XV. REX CHRISTIANISS," indicating it portrays King Louis XV.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.4 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 19.3 x 13.2 cm (7 5/8 x 5 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1990.56.4

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

below image, lower left in plate: C.N.Cochin filius del.; below image, lower center in plate: 1765.; below image, lower right in plate: B.L.Prevost Sculp.; around circumference in plate: LUD. XV. REX. CHRISTIANISS.

Wikidata ID

Q74885082

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