Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

Description

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.

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

Charles Nicolas Cochin, I

1746

Accession Number

20350

Medium

Etching and engraving on paper

Dimensions

N/A

Classification

print

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Fund