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Source Description
This painted enamel portrait miniature of King Louis XIV is one of many of the French royalty done by Jean Petitot, the acclaimed French/Swiss miniature portrait painter. A similar piece, Walters 57.254, is also in the collection.
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Document identity
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10928
label
Circular Snuffbox with Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France
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10928
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object
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title
Circular Snuffbox with Portrait of Louis XIV, King of France
description
This painted enamel portrait miniature of King Louis XIV is one of many of the French royalty done by Jean Petitot, the acclaimed French/Swiss miniature portrait painter. A similar piece, Walters 57.254, is also in the collection.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
Miniature: ca. 1670-1680; Snuffbox: 1789 (Baroque)
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CC0
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en
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miniatures (paintings)
portraits
snuffboxes
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3
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import
dimensions
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cm
width
2.6
height
8.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 x W: 3 1/4 in. (2.6 x 8.3 cm)
Source extras
RelatedObjects
33260
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painted enamel set in tortoiseshell, gold, and silver gilding
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6494
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454
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