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Miniature Portrait of Louis XVI
Louis Marie Sicardi French
This pendant with a miniature portrait of the king (boîte à portrait) was given to Benjamin Franklin in 1785 after he left the French court. Only the likeness of Louis XVI survives; originally the picture was framed and crowned by 408 diamonds. Franklin left the pendant to his daughter, Sarah Bache, stipulating that she should never wear the diamonds, most of which were later sold.