Nicolas III de Larmessin
1640-1725
Louis XIV, king of France, in bust
Original engraving
400 × 330 mm, small margins
Very fine impression before the letter, soilings at reverse
Provenance: H. Beraldi (Lugt 230).
Reference: Firmin-Didot 1038 ?, I. B. N. F. not describe
This print doesn’t correspond to any portraits described in the inventory of the Bibliothèque Nationale ; but, a lot of elements concord with the description of Firmin-Didot, but the frame seems to be different : there is no border with the king name and the signature isn’t in the same place. It’s maybe a fisrt state before a radical modification of the print.