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SUITE OF TWO PRINTS UNDER GLASS
Charles Nicolas COCHIN (1688…
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SUITE OF TWO PRINTS UNDER GLASS
Charles Nicolas COCHIN (1688…
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
SUITE OF TWO PRINTS UNDER GLASS
Charles Nicolas COCHIN (1688-1754), after
Decoration of the masked ball given by the King in the Grand Gallery of the Château de Versailles, on the occasion of the marriage of Louis Dauphin of France to Maria Theresa Infanta of Spain.
49 x 77 cm on view
(Stains, folds, foxing)
Jean-François BLONDEL (1683-1756), after
Perspective view of the ballroom built in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville
This work was included in the book of public celebrations given by the city of Paris on the occasion of the wedding of Monseigneur le Dauphin, on 23 and 26 February MDCCXLV. On this occasion, the city of Paris erected six large buildings. The two days of festivities, which culminated on 26 February at the Hotel de Ville, were embellished with buffets, orchestras, illuminations, flowers and ceremonies, the sumptuousness of which justified the production of this engraved collection.
54 x 84 cm at sight
(Stains, folds, foxing)
See original version (French)
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