Louis XIV

Provenance

Utheman collection, Geneva; sold 1969 through (Jacques Kugel, Paris) to (Michael Hall Fine Arts, New York);[1] purchased 5 March 1971 by NGA. [1] See letter from Charles Parkhurst dated 14 February 1974.

Louis XIV

Desjardins, Martin

model c. 1683/1699, cast c. 1699

Accession Number

1971.5.2

Medium

bronze

Dimensions

overall (with base): 56.6 x 21.9 x 40 cm (22 5/16 x 8 5/8 x 15 3/4 in.) | accessory size: 11.7 x 19.3 x 39.3 cm (4 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 15 1/2 in.) | gross weight (sculpture): 33.000 lb | gross weight (support): 10.000 lb

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Andrew W. Mellon Fund