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Louis XIV Receiving the Marquis de Dangeau’s Oath

Antoine Pezy French

ca. 1695

Not on view

Louis XIV entrusted one of his favorite courtiers with the office of Grandmaster of the United Orders of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. On December 18, 1695, the kneeling Philippe de Courcillon, marquis de Dangeau, draped in the great cloak of the order, took an oath before the king (also shown kneeling). This and other ceremonies in the chapel at Versailles were regarded as splendid opportunities for witnessing the pageantry of the court.

Louis XIV Receiving the Marquis de Dangeau’s Oath, Antoine Pezy (French, active 1695–1710), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Louis XIV Receiving the Marquis de Dangeau’s Oath

Artist: Antoine Pezy (French, active 1695–1710)

Date: ca. 1695

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: Unframed: 44 1/2 × 67 11/16 in. (113 × 172 cm)
Framed: 55 5/16 × 79 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (140.5 × 202.5 × 7 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 164)

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