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Antoine Benoist
(24th Feb, 1632 - 8th Apr, 1717)
Louis XIV (1638-1715)
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
http://collections.chateauversailles.fr/
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Nous contacter au préalable pour la publicité. Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Château de Versailles) / Gérard Blot
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Keywords:
portrait of an old man
Louis XIV the Great (king of France) (1638-1715)
profil droit
old age
portrait of a man
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About the artwork
Title:
Louis XIV (1638-1715)
Periods:
modern age
18th century
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
coloured wax
bas-relief
textile (material)
Dimensions:
520 x 420
Inventory number:
MV2167
Detail:
Vers 1705
Location:
Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon
About the author(s)
Author:
Antoine Benoist
Also known as:
Cercle du
Born:
24th Feb, 1632
Dead:
8th Apr, 1717
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Antoine Benoist
(24 February 1632, Joigny – 8 April 1717) was a French painter and sculptor who served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist's fame grew after he exhibited forty-three wax figurines of the French
Royal Circle
at his residence in Paris. Thereafter, the king authorized the figurines to be shown throughout France. His work became so highly regarded that James II of England invited him to visit England in…
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