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Object Type
print
Museum number
Mm,2.132
Description
Reading of the marriage contract between Wladislas IV and Louisa-Maria Gonzaga in the presence of the bride, the ambassador of Wladislas IV, Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, the Duke of Anjou, the Cardinal Mazarin and other eminent figures of french nobility, in the king's bedroom in Fontainebleau, decorated with tapestries and paintings, and canopy bed. 1645 Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
Abraham Bosse
School/style
French
Production date
1645
Production place
Printed in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
271 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
331 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Also see exhib. cat. 'Abraham Bosse, savant graveur' (Paris, Tours, 2004), No.231
Bibliographic references
Blum 1924 / L'Oeuvre gravé d'Abraham Bosse
(422.II)
Duplessis 1859 / Catalogue de l'oeuvre de Abraham Bosse
(1223.II)
Lothe 2008 / L'Oeuvre gravé d'Abraham Bosse graveur parisien du XVIIe siècle
(143.II)
Location
Not on display
Exhibition history
1984 Aug-Sep, Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Art Centre, 'Indispensible Fan'
Subjects
marriage/wedding
Associated names
Associated with:
Wladyslaw IV Vasa, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania
Representation of:
Louisa Maria Gonzaga, Queen of Poland, Princess of Mantoua and Nevers
Representation of:
Louis XIII, King of France and Navarre
Representation of:
Anne of Austria, Queen and Regent of France
Representation of:
Gaston, Duke of Orléans and Prince of Dombes
Representation of:
Henri Auguste de Loménie, Comte de Brienne
Representation of:
Cardinal Jules Mazarin
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
Château de Fontainebleau
Associated events
Associated Event:
Marriage of Wladislas IV and Louisa-Maria Gonzaga 25 September 1945
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Dorothea, Lady Banks
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Sarah Sophia Banks
Acquisition date
1818
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
Mm,2.132