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Louis XVI Roi de France et de Navarre c.1774-80
Mezzotint | 39.3 x 28.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 617349

Brookshaw, Richard (ca.1736-after 1800)
Louis XVI Roi de France et de Navarre c.1774-80
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Mezzotint of Louis XVI, King of France. Half length with tied wig, frilled tie, embroidered jacket, sash, Order of the Golden Fleece, and with a mantle embroidered with the Star of the Order of the Holy Spirit. Within an oval border with coat of arms and French inscription below, including publisher's address, 'AParis ches Brookshaw et Haines rue de Tournon vis-à-vis l'Hotel de Nivernois chez le Bourrelier.' Fourth state, re-engraved from a plate originally published in 1773. For an earlier third state with Hooper's address see RCIN 617348.
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Mezzotint
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39.3 x 28.3 cm (sheet of paper)
39.0 x 28.2 cm (platemark)
34.4 x 28.0 cm (image)
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