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Banns of Marriage of Louis XV and Maria Lesczinska
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Banns of Marriage of Louis XV and Maria Lesczinska

Leonard Schenk · 1727 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Maria Leszczyńska and the Duke of Orléans, as representative of Louis XV, standing under a canopy in a church. They are about to be betrothed. Courtiers look on. A six-line text in Dutch with an explanation of the scene in the lower left, and a comparable four-line explanation in Latin on the right.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineOndertrouw van Lodewijk XV en Maria Lesczinska. 1727. Leonard Schenk. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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