Coin with bust of Louis XIV, print, Obverse of a coin with bust in profile of Louis XIV., printmaker: Gerard Edelinck, Paris, after drawing by Antoine Coypel, 1702, paper, engraving, height 57 mm x width 54 mm, Person, Louis XIV (King of France), A detailed circular engraving of a profile bust facing right occupies the upper half of the image, showing a person with long, wavy hair rendered in fine parallel and curved lines, with textured stippling on the face and neck; the bust is set against a densely hatched background within concentric decorative borders that include small floral motifs and segmented bands; the surrounding paper has a slightly aged, speckled texture.
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Coin with bust of Louis XIV, print, Obverse of a coin with bust in profile of Louis XIV., printmaker: Gerard Edelinck, Paris, after drawing by Antoine Coypel, 1702, paper, engraving, height 57 mm x width 54 mm, Person, Louis XIV (King of France), A detailed circular engraving of a profile bust facing right occupies the upper half of the image, showing a person with long, wavy hair rendered in fine parallel and curved lines, with textured stippling on the face and neck; the bust is set against a densely hatched background within concentric decorative borders that include small floral motifs and segmented bands; the surrounding paper has a slightly aged, speckled texture.

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Coin bust Louis XIV print Obverse coin profile printmaker Gerard Edelinck Paris drawing Antoine Coypel 1702 paper engraving height 57 mm x width 54 mm Person King France detailed circular engraving profile bust facing right occupies upper half image showing person long wavy hair rendered fine parallel curved lines textured stippling face neck set densely hatched background within concentric decorative borders include small floral motifs segmented bands surrounding paper slightly aged speckled texture

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