Title

Louis XIV and the Sister of Charity.Artist: GH Adcock

Caption

Louis XIV and the Sister of Charity. Although Louis (1638-1715) inherited the French crown in 1643, he did not actually take the reigns of power until the death of his Chief Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, in 1661. Known as the 'Sun King', Louis was the epitome of the absolute monarch. He was on the throne for 72 years, longer than any other major European ruler. His reign saw a flowering of the arts and architecture in France, as well as a growth of French economic and military power.
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Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C20_395

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (6,3Mb) / 12,1in x 16,0in / 3644 x 4794 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male man men hat fashion arts country French France monarch art guy costume clothes king royal dress kneeling location century monarchy royalty lady ruler B&W MONOCHROME 17th century bourbon black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century seventeenth century The Print Collector sovereign King Louis XIV of France King of France engraving portrait Louis XIV Le Roi Soleil The Sun King Louis-Dieudonne GH Adcock Louis-Dieudonné Adcock GH Adcock G engraving portrait