Stipatores, Equus Ductitius, Agasones, Americani, from "Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l'annee 1662" (Grand Carrousel)
Restrike from a series of 106 plates by Israel Silvestre and François Chauveau, with text by Charles Perrault, published in 1670. The series depicts jousting festivities given by Louis XIV at the Tuileries, June 5, 1662, in which nobles dressed as Persians, Americans, Romans and Turks.
Artwork Details
- Title: Stipatores, Equus Ductitius, Agasones, Americani, from "Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l'annee 1662" (Grand Carrousel)
- Series/Portfolio: Courses de Testes et de Bagues Faittes par Roy et par les Princes et Signeurs de sa Cour, en l'annee 1662 (Grand Carrousel)
- Artist: François Chauveau (French, Paris 1613–1676 Paris)
- Artist: Israel Silvestre (French, Nancy 1621–1691 Paris)
- Author: Charles Perrault (French, Paris 1628–1703 Paris)
- Date: 1662–70
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 12 5/16 × 10 7/16 in. (31.3 × 26.5 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/16 × 11 9/16 in. (34.2 × 29.4 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Prints-Fete, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Georges Blanc, 1960
- Object Number: 60.586.4
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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