Louis XIII Listens to the Provost of the Merchants of Paris on December 23, 1628
This plate was the frontispiece for a publication celebrating the triumphant return to Paris of King Louis XIII following the Siege of La Rochelle. In this formally constructed scene, the king is shown seated in a chair while Christophe Sanguin, the provost
of the Merchants of Paris, and other officials kneel before him. The display of France’s military power visible through the windows is echoed in the military subjects of the tapestries covering the walls. The political and monarchical value of such images is reflected in the large number of impressions of this print—seven hundred.
of the Merchants of Paris, and other officials kneel before him. The display of France’s military power visible through the windows is echoed in the military subjects of the tapestries covering the walls. The political and monarchical value of such images is reflected in the large number of impressions of this print—seven hundred.
Artwork Details
- Title: Louis XIII Listens to the Provost of the Merchants of Paris on December 23, 1628
- Series/Portfolio: Frontispiece to "Eloges et discours sur la triomphante reception du Roy en sa ville de Paris, après la Reduction de la Rochelle"
- Artist: Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/04–1676 Paris)
- Publisher: Melchior Tavernier (French (born Flanders), Antwerp 1564–1641 Paris)
- Publisher: Pierre Rocolet, Paris
- Published in: Paris
- Date: 1629
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet (trimmed): 11 1/4 × 9 1/16 in. (28.6 × 23 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1964
- Object Number: 64.566
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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