Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

Prints and Drawings

1746

Charles Nicolas Cochin I (French, 1688-1754)
after Charles-Nicholas Cochin the younger (French, 1715-1790)

This festive scene is the Masked Ball given by King Louis XV in the main hall of the Chateau of Versailles at midnight on February 251 1746, to celebrate the marriage of the Dauphin Louis with Marie Therese Infanta of Spain.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Charles Nicolas Cochin, I
Title: Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Made 1746
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Fund
Reference Number: 1964.4
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