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Print, Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation

This is a Print. It was print maker: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune. It is dated 1779 and we acquired it in 1920. Its medium is etching on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

Plate: 57.8 × 83 cm (22 3/4 × 32 11/16 in.) Paper: 58.4 × 84 cm (23 in. × 33 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

In the bottom margin, in drypoint: two small landscapes and two busts.

Cite this object as

Print, Louis XVI of France Taking the Oath at His Coronation; Print Maker: Jean-Michel Moreau le Jeune (French, 1741–1814); etching on paper; Plate: 57.8 × 83 cm (22 3/4 × 32 11/16 in.) Paper: 58.4 × 84 cm (23 in. × 33 1/16 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1921-6-60

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