Louis XIV in 1670, engraved portrait by Robert Nanteuil The future Philip V being introduced as King of Spain by his grandfather, Louis XIV The death of Louis's maternal uncle King Philip IV of Spain in 1665 precipitated the War of Devolution. In 1660, Louis had married Philip IV's elde...
Highlights include Nicolas de Largillière’s Madame de Ventadour with King Louis XIV and his heirs (c. 1715), an impressive portrait depicting the young king among his family members as well as a collection of botanical sketches. Meanwhile, a later section dedicated Louis XV’s many mistresses...
Rigaud painted this portrait of Louis XIV in 1701, after the fictional events in “The Man in the Iron Mask”. Louis had originally commissioned this as a gift for the King of Spain, but Louis liked it so much he kept it and hung it in Versailles....
The painting depicts a portrait of King Louis XIV of France and is about nine by six in height and width. In the painting Louis XIV is shown in a very regal manor wearing a big fur coat and sword by his side; he trying show off his wealth and position in France to the world. The...
But he also showed by analogy that absolutism could be dangerous and corrupting like the sun, providing a surprisingly critical portrait of absolutism even while celebrating the Sun King.doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26342-7_4Chandra MukerjiSpringer International Publishing...
Portrait of King Charles II by Juan Carreño de Miranda King of Spain Reign 17 September 1665 – 1 November 1700 Predecessor Philip IV Successor Philip V Regent Mariana of Austria (1665–1675) Born (1661-11-06)6 November 1661Madrid, Crown of Castile, Spain Died 1 November 1700(1700-11...
OMG! My dog's name is Louis/Louie! Read more Jeana Marie·3/3/2022 Copy Link Bolt the lost Stormwing·2/7/2022 Copy Link Okay, so we all know that King Louie is a Gigantopithecus, which went extinct 100,000 years ago due to the Ice Age. So now the real question is: How did ...
(1523), Wenceslaus Hollar’s four etchings of tropicalSeashells(c1650), a sequence of proofs of Samuel Reynolds’ portrait of King George III at the end of the monarch’s life, and lithographs produced by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert dating from 1842. For more on the fair, seewww....
Portrait in Samuel von Pufendorf: De rebus a Carolo Gustavo, 1696 Another important decision made during the assembly was that of theSwedish Privy Council. Since 1634, it had been mandatory for the king to take advice from the council. During the Scanian War, the members of the council were...
Louis was the second surviving son of Louis, Duke of Burgundy, and his wife, Princess Marie Adelaide of Savoy. The Duke of Burgundy was the eldest son of the Dauphin, Louis, who was in turn the eldest son ofKing Louis XIV, the “Sun King.” The Duke of Burgundy was known as “Le...