Circular Snuffbox with Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France

Description Exhibitions Provenance Credit

Description This painted enamel portrait miniature of King Louis XIV is one of many of the French royalty done by Jean Petitot, the acclaimed French/Swiss miniature portrait painter. A similar piece, Walters 57.254, is also in the collection.

Exhibitions

3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1982.
Small Northern European Portraits from The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. National Gallery of Art, Washington. 2000.

Provenance Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Credit Acquired by Henry Walters

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Creators

Adrien Vachette (Goldsmith)
Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607-1691) (Painter)

Period

Miniature: ca. 1670-1680; Snuffbox: 1789 (Baroque)

Medium

painted enamel set in tortoiseshell, gold, and silver gilding
(Gold, Silver & Jewelry)

Accession Number

57.243

Measurements

H: 1 x W: 3 1/4 in. (2.6 x 8.3 cm)

Geographies

France (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View

Snuffbox with Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France	Title
Miniature: ca. 1670-1680; Snuffbox: ca. 1800 (Baroque)	Period
57.254	Accession
baroque, rococo	Tags