Cerémonie de la Bénédiction Nuptiale donnée dans la Chapelle de Versailles le 16 mai 1770, par Monsieur de la Roche-Aymon, Achevêque de Rheims à Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France, et a l'Archiduchesse Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche, Soeur de l'Empereur

Publisher Basset French

1770–90

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Interior of the chapel at Versailles, filled with spectators to witness the blessing of the marriage of Louis, the Dauphin and Marie Antoinette.

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Title: Cerémonie de la Bénédiction Nuptiale donnée dans la Chapelle de Versailles le 16 mai 1770, par Monsieur de la Roche-Aymon, Achevêque de Rheims à Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France, et a l'Archiduchesse Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche, Soeur de l'Empereur
Publisher: Basset (Paris)
Date: 1770–90
Medium: Hand-colored etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 1/4 × 16 7/16 in. (28.5 × 41.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962
Object Number: 62.600.210
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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