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Louis XIV

Antoine Coysevox French

1678–81

Not on view

Coysevox represented Louis XIV as few of his subjects or foreign tourists would have encountered him: dressed in armor. The king’s serene features below the long wig convey the majesty of an official portrait. By 1693 the imposing bust had been placed in a niche on the north wall of the Ambassadors’ Staircase used by overseas diplomats at Versailles. The bust left no doubt whose palace they had just entered.

Louis XIV, Antoine Coysevox (French, Lyons 1640–1724 Paris), Marble — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Louis XIV

Artist: Antoine Coysevox (French, Lyons 1640–1724 Paris)

Date: 1678–81

Medium: Marble

Dimensions: 47 1/4 × 37 3/8 × 13 3/8 in., 661.4 lb. (120 × 95 × 34 cm, 300 kg)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 789)

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