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Louis XVI stands between Themis and Minerva representing Justice and Abundance, trampling Vice. He is being crowned by two putti.
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Title: Reverse Copy of Allegory of Louis XVI on the Occasion of his Accession to the Throne of France in 1774
Artist:
After Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, Paris 1736–1807 Paris)
Artist:
After Joseph de Longueil (French, Givet, Ardennes 1730–1792 Paris)
Artist:
After a design by Charles Nicolas Cochin II (French, Paris 1715–1790 Paris)
Artist:
After a border design by Pierre Philippe Choffard (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
Date: after 1775
Medium: Etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 8 3/4 in. (30.5 × 22.3 cm)
Plate: 11 7/16 × 8 3/4 in. (29.1 × 22.3 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1966
Object Number: 66.559.107
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