A treaty between Louis XIV of France (left, attended by Cardinal Mazarin), and Philip IV of Spain. Stipple engraving with etching by E. Jeaurat after C. Le Brun, 1728.
- Le Brun, Charles, 1619-1690
- Date:
- 1728
- Reference:
- 42604i
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The peace referred to in the lettering is the Treaty of the Pyrenees (7 November 1659): France ceded its control of Catalonia south of the Pyrenees, Spain recognized French government of various towns in Flanders, and Maria Theresa (the daughter of King Philip IV of Spain) was betrothed to King Louis XIV of France
Publication/Creation
[Paris] : [publisher not identified], 1728.
Physical description
1 print : stipple engraving, with etching ; image 26.6 x 42.6 cm
Lettering
Entrevue de Louis XIV.e. Roy de France et de Navarre et de Philippe IVe. Roy d'Espagne dans l'Isle des Faisans en l'annee MDCLX pour la ratification de la paix et pour l'accomplissemt. du mariage de sa Mté. tres chrétienne aves Marie Therese Infante d'Espagne. Char. le Brun inv. E. Jeaurat sculp. 1721
References note
Michèle Hébert, Inventaire du fonds français, graveurs du XVIIIe siècle, Bibliothèque nationale, Département des estampes, Paris 1973, vol. 12, Edmé Jeaurat no. 91
Reference
Wellcome Collection 42604i
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