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Portrait of Louis, the Grand Dauphin
Image Not Available for Portrait of Louis, the Grand Dauphin

Portrait of Louis, the Grand Dauphin

Nicolas de Poilly (French, 1627–1696)
about 1648-1653
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsSheet: 52.3 × 44.7 cm (20 9/16 × 17 5/8 in.)
Platemark: 50.4 × 43 cm (19 13/16 × 16 15/16 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession number65.2631
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsEngraved in the plate, lower center, "NDe Poilly Sculpsit et ex cum priuil. Reges"ProvenanceForsyth Wickes (b. 1876 – d. 1964), New York, Paris, Rhode Island; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)