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Alliances of France - Bachelier

Image series :

Notice précédente Notice n°35 sur 77 Notice suivante

Date :
1763
Type of image :
Peinture sur toile
Dimensions (HxL cm) :
334x110 cm
Topic :
Main number : INV 2381
Other inventory number: MR 1157

Description

Booklet from the 1763 Salon:

"By M. Bachelier, Académicien.
78. Autre Tableau représentant les Alliances de la France.
Tableau 10 feet 5 inches high, by 3 feet 5 inches wide. These three Tableaux [with L'Europe Sçavante and Le Pacte de Famille] are intended to decorate the room of the Dépôt des Affaires Etrangeres, at Versailles."

Below the trophy of arms, the putto on the left is a Hercules: a lion's skin is tied over his shoulders, with his head visible behind him and his tail between his feet; he is leaning on a club. The putto on the right is holding out a laurel wreath towards him.

History :

2. Sketch of the painting. The sketch and painting are in the Bibliothèque municipale de Versailles, ancien Hôtel de la Marine et des Affaires étrangères.

Indexed items :
Putto, putti, Amour
Éléments allégoriques

Technical Data

Notice #000755

Image HD

Past ID :
A0074
Image editing :
Image optimisée par Esrgan
Image Origin :
Collection particulière