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Cartoon of the monument erected in honor of Louis XIV on the Place des Victoires in Paris in 1685, La Vision du Marechal de Sellon en Provence, Night-discourse of the Smit of Sellon in Provence, Vision of the Smit of Sellon, ca. 1701-1713, cartoon, print, Caricature of the monument erected in honor of Louis XIV on the Place des Victoires in Paris in 1685. In the center is the statue of the king, below it two of the four statues of kneeling and chained men, representing the nations conquered by the French, including the Republic. The story beneath the print is about 'the vision of the smith of Sellon'. The blacksmith sees at night how a devil with a bellows blows out the four lanterns surrounding the statue of Louis XIV. On the sheet below the plate, verses in French and Dutch. Part of a group of separate caricatures of Louis XIV during the War of Spanish Succession, ca. 1701-1713., printmaker, publisher, after sculpture by, Northern Netherlands, paper, etching, letterpress printing, etching with text in letterpress, height 280 mm x width 213 mm, The monument erected in honor of Louis XIV on the Place des Victoires in Paris in 1685, created by the originally Dutch sculptor Martin Desjardins, born in Breda as Martinus van den Bogaert. The bronze statue of Louis XIV was melted down during the French Revolution, the four corner statues of the four defeated nations are in the collection of the Louvre in Paris., Person, Louis XIV (King of France), piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture, Victory, political caricatures and satires, military glory, War of Spanish Succession, Period, 1701 - 1713, A black and white engraved scene shows a fenced monument with two seated classical male figures on a raised base beneath a framed relief. The figure on the left is bearded, partially draped, leaning forward with one arm resting on his knee and holding a curved object near his feet. The figure on the right has long hair, is partly draped, sitting with one arm behind

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Cartoon monument erected honor Louis XIV Place des Victoires Paris 1685 La Vision du Marechal de Sellon en Provence Night-discourse Smit Sellon Provence Vision ca 1701-1713 cartoon print Caricature center statue king two four statues kneeling chained men representing nations conquered French Republic story beneath vision smith blacksmith sees night devil bellows blows four lanterns surrounding sheet plate verses Dutch Part group separate caricatures War Spanish Succession printmaker publisher sculpture Northern Netherlands paper etching letterpress printing text letterpress height 280 mm x width 213 mm created originally Dutch sculptor Martin Desjardins born Breda Martinus van den Bogaert bronze statue was melted down French Revolution four corner statues four defeated nations collection Louvre Person King France piece reproduction Victory political caricatures satires military glory Period 1701 - 1713 black white engraved scene fenced monument two seated classical male figures raised base beneath framed relief figure left bearded partially draped leaning forward arm resting knee holding curved object near feet right long hair partly draped sitting arm