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Object Type
Museum number: Mm,3.45
Title: Object: Décoration du bal masqué donné par le roi
Description: Ball room at Versailles with the masked ball held on 25 February 1745 on the occasion of the marriage of Louis, Dauphin of France to Maria Theresa of Spain; Louis XV and his companions are disguised as yew trees, and the woman dressed as a pilgrim next to them may be the Marchioness of Pompadour. 1746 Etching
Producer name: Print made by: Charles Nicolas Cochin père; After: Charles Nicolas Cochin fils
School/style
Production date: 1746
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 472 millimetres; Width: 773 millimetres
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Curator's comments: Masked ball given by the King in the Grande Galerie du Château de Versailles, on the evening of 25-26th February 1745, for the marriage of the Dauphin. Drawn from life by the younger Cochin and engraved by the elder, his father, in 1746. Other impressions, see 1937,0508.2, 1947,1011.24, and 1951,0420.3.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects: dance; palace/mansion; interior; masquerade/party
Associated names: Representation of: Louis XV, King of France and Navarre; Representation of: Madame de Pompadour; Associated with: Louis, Dauphin of France; Associated with: Maria Theresa of Spain, Dauphine of France
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Palace of Versailles
Associated events: Associated Event: Marriage of Louis XV and Marie-Therese, Infanta of Spain 1745
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: Mm,3.45

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