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Source Description
Louis Bourbon (1682-1712) was the grandson of King Louis XIV. He became heir to his grandfather's throne after his own father died in 1711. Louis Bourbon died in 1712, probably from the plague, a few days after his wife, Marie-Adelaide of Savoy (1685-1712). Their son, born in 1710, became King Louis XV upon the death of Louis XIV in 1714. The couple married in 1697, and their apparent ages in the portraits suggest a date not long thereafter. Wearing these portraits, which are mounted for inclusion in a bracelet, would be a sign of political allegiance. The artist is an unidentified follower of Jean Petitot.
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Document identity
localId
79107
label
Portraits of Louis Bourbon and Marie-Adelaide of Savoy, Duke and Duchess of Burgundy
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obj
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object
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https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.42 (38.94, 38.95)
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1
Source metadata
id
79107
sourceUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.42 (38.94, 38.95)
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object
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normalized
title
Portraits of Louis Bourbon and Marie-Adelaide of Savoy, Duke and Duchess of Burgundy
description
Louis Bourbon (1682-1712) was the grandson of King Louis XIV. He became heir to his grandfather's throne after his own father died in 1711. Louis Bourbon died in 1712, probably from the plague, a few days after his wife, Marie-Adelaide of Savoy (1685-1712). Their son, born in 1710, became King Louis XV upon the death of Louis XIV in 1714. The couple married in 1697, and their apparent ages in the portraits suggest a date not long thereafter. Wearing these portraits, which are mounted for inclusion in a bracelet, would be a sign of political allegiance. The artist is an unidentified follower of Jean Petitot.
provenance
George Robinson Harding, London [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1911, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1697-1700
citationUrl
https://purl.thewalters.org/art/VO.42 (38.94, 38.95)
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CC0
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en
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miniature (painting)
portraits
bracelets
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1
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
1 in. (2.6 cm)
Source extras
med
painted enamel on gold
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5620
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BAR
JWL
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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5f384d14928f9a42