King Louis XIV is crowned with a garland while the 'Dictionaire de l'academie françoise' is celebrated with flowers by three women aided by genii. Engraving by J. Mariette and G. Edelinck, 1694, after J.B. Corneille.
- Corneille, Jean-Baptiste, 1649-1695.
- Date:
- 1694
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- 26172i
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1694
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1 print : line engraving with etching
Lettering
I.B. Corneille invenit. Jo. Mariette sculpsit. G. Edelinck effigiem regis sculp. C.P.R.
Creator/production credits
Head of the King engraved by Edelinck, the remainder by Mariette
References note
Roger-Armand Weigert, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Cabinet des estampes, Tome IV, Paris 1961, p. 36, Gérard Edelinck no. 135 ("Louis XIV. Buste sur piedouche, tourné vers la dr. et couronné par deux figures de femmes. Une autre figure de femme est appuyée sur un livre où figure le titre. Génies ailés.")
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Wellcome Collection 26172i
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