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Louis XIV Receiving the Prince Elector of Saxony at Fontainebleau

Louis de Silvestre French

1715

Not on view

In a private gathering, Elisabeth Charlotte d’Orléans introduces Frederick Augustus, Prince Elector of Saxony, to Louis XIV, her brother-in-law. In order to complete his education on a Grand Tour, the Saxon prince had traveled to France under the assumed name of comte de Lusace. This particular event occurred at Fontainebleau on September 27, 1714; similar presentations regularly took place at Versailles, though they were rarely depicted.

Louis XIV Receiving the Prince Elector of Saxony at Fontainebleau, Louis de Silvestre (French, Sceaux 1675–1760 Paris), Oil on canvas — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Louis XIV Receiving the Prince Elector of Saxony at Fontainebleau

Artist: Louis de Silvestre (French, Sceaux 1675–1760 Paris)

Date: 1715

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: With frame: 57 5/16 × 71 1/16 in. (145.5 × 180.5 cm)
Without frame: 47 1/4 × 61 in. (120 × 155 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 4344)

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