Médailles sur les principaux événements du règne de Louis le Grand
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.This illustrated volume of 1702 depicts in medals the principal events of Louis XIV’s reign. Beautifully bound books like this often served as diplomatic gifts. An enlarged edition appeared in 1723; the envoy Conrad Detlev, Count von Dehn, probably received that version.
Artwork Details
- Title: Médailles sur les principaux événements du règne de Louis le Grand
- Publisher: Académie Royale des Médailles & des Inscriptions; published by Imprimerie Royale
- Engraver: Frontispiece engraved by Charles Simmoneau (French, 1615–1728) after
- Artist: Antoine Coypel (French, Paris 1661–1722 Paris)
- Binder: Binding attributed to Luc-Antoine Boyet (French)
- Date: 1702
- Culture: French
- Medium: Red morocco leather, gilt, marbled paper endleaves
- Dimensions: Closed: 17 5/16 × 12 3/16 in. (44 × 31 cm)
- Classification: Books
- Credit Line: The Morgan Library & Museum, New York. Purchased as the gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1970 (PML 61327)
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts