Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
Louis IX, dit le Saint // [Louis IX, the Saint].
Call Number
E East 46/GC077/Box 12/Normal/18th c./Artists P-R GA 2012.00293
Identifier
ark:/88435/dcj6731h108
Publisher
[s.l.] : [s.n.], 1767.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1767
Extent
1 item ; sheet 24.4 x 18.4 cm.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Engravings
Depiction: Allegorical portrait of Louis IX, seated at center, surrounded by allegorical figures.
Inscribed in plate, below: 'Louis IX, dit le Saint, Roi en 1226, Mort en 1270 - Age de 56 ans. // La Reine Blanche, sa Mere Regente, lui soumet les Barons, le Zele du Roy l'engage a se croiser il est fait prisonnier et se rachette en rendant damiette il meurt de la peste au siege de Tunis. Il joignoit la simplicite au courage et a l'elevation d'esprit.'
Signed in plate, lower left: "C.N. Cochin filius del. 1767".
Signed in plate, lower right: "B.L. Prevost sculp.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Louis IX, King of France, 1214-1270—Art
France—Kings and rulers—13th century—Portraits
Portraits, French—13th century
Symbolism in art
Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)—France—18th century—Specimens
Portraits
Art

Physical Characteristics

File Count
2

Institutional Information

Collection
Omega Project
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/e5054891-7dfc-44da-bb2f-09b36fdce2e2/manifest