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Louis XVI
This miniature is in a elaborate gold frame, enamelled and set with brilliants. On the back is a monogram (a double "L") in gold. The portrait may be after a detail of a full-length oil painting of the King by Antoine-François Callet (1741–1823) at Versailles. In this painting the king wears a similar ermine robe and flowing lace cravat.
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Provenance
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William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/8 × W: 1 15/16 in. (6 × 5 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.50