Medal with the portrait of Louis XIV (large variant), print, King of France. On the reverse side an emblematic representation of his reign: a snake, with a broken body, is illuminated by sunbeams., number: 'Illegible (partially cut off) number.', printmaker: Bernard Picart, Paris, 1700 - 1733, paper, etching, engraving, height 95 mm x width 150 mm, Person, Louis XIV (King of France), snakes, medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), sun as celestial body, A drawing of two round coins side by side on a light background, each coin framed by concentric circular lines; the left coin shows a detailed profile of a person with long curly hair and draped clothing, the hair flowing outward with intricate curls and a decorative button on the garment, while the right coin depicts a landscape with a coiled snake in the foreground beside textured ground, a body of water and a distant rocky hill behind it, and a sun with radiating rays and clouds above.
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Medal with the portrait of Louis XIV (large variant), print, King of France. On the reverse side an emblematic representation of his reign: a snake, with a broken body, is illuminated by sunbeams., number: 'Illegible (partially cut off) number.', printmaker: Bernard Picart, Paris, 1700 - 1733, paper, etching, engraving, height 95 mm x width 150 mm, Person, Louis XIV (King of France), snakes, medal (considered as a piece of sculpture, regardless of its specific function), sun as celestial body, A drawing of two round coins side by side on a light background, each coin framed by concentric circular lines; the left coin shows a detailed profile of a person with long curly hair and draped clothing, the hair flowing outward with intricate curls and a decorative button on the garment, while the right coin depicts a landscape with a coiled snake in the foreground beside textured ground, a body of water and a distant rocky hill behind it, and a sun with radiating rays and clouds above.

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Medal portrait Louis XIV large variant print King France reverse side emblematic representation reign snake broken body illuminated sunbeams number Illegible partially cut off printmaker Bernard Picart Paris 1700 - 1733 paper etching engraving height 95 mm x width 150 mm Person snakes medal considered piece sculpture regardless specific function sun celestial body drawing two round coins side side light background coin framed concentric circular lines left coin detailed profile person long curly hair draped clothing hair flowing outward intricate curls decorative button garment right coin depicts landscape coiled snake foreground beside textured ground body water distant rocky hill radiating rays clouds

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