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Parade of King Louis XIV and Courtiers on Horseback during the Celebrations at Versailles
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Parade of King Louis XIV and Courtiers on Horseback during the Celebrations at Versailles

Israël Silvestre · 1664-05-07 - 1664 · etching; engraving; paper

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

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Louis XIV in a triumphal carriage in a procession of courtiers on horseback, riding in a circle in one of the pavilions in the garden of Versailles. In the foreground the heads of a row of spectators, seen from behind. Below, in a drapery, the title.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printperformanceFrench or architectonic gardenformal gardenfestivitieskingVersailles
Credit lineParade van koning Lodewijk XIV en hoflieden te paard tijdens de feestelijkheden op Versailles. 1664-05-07 - 1664. Israël Silvestre. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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