Box, King Louis XIV (1638–1715)

Artist: William Bate, Irish, c.1775–c.1845
After: Jean Petitot the Elder, Swiss, 1607–1691
Depicted: Louis XIV, King of France, French, reigned 1643–1715
Date: signed 1808
Material: Enamel on gold mounted in tortoiseshell box
made in: France, Europe
Classification: Enamels, miniature paintings
Collection: European Art to 1800
Current Location: Not on view
Dimensions: framed (box): 3 1/2 x 13/16 in. (8.9 x 2 cm)
image (by sight): 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frank Spiekerman, The Frank Spiekerman Collection
Rights: Public Domain
Object Number: 28:1933.30

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