Décoration du bal masque donné par le roy dans la grande Galerie du Château de Versailles, à l’occasion du Mariage de Louis Dauphin de France avec Marie Thérèse Infante d’Espagne, la nuit du XXV. au XXVI février. M.D. CCXLV. (Decoration for the masked ball given by the king in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, on the occasion of the marriage of Louis Dauphin of France to Marie Thérèse of Spain, the night of the 25th to the 26th February, 1745), Michel de Bonneval, French, d. 1766, Charles-Nicolas Cochin the elder, French, 1688 - 1754, Charles-Nicolas Cochin the younger, 1715 - 1790, Menus-Plaisirs du Roi, France, Etching and engraving on paper, Interior view inside the grand hall of mirrors at the Palace of Versailles, a decorated masked ball celebrating the marriage of Louis Dauphin of France to Marie Thérèse of Spain. Highly decorated interior space with high painted ceilings, from which hang many ornate chandeliers. Figures of dancers occupy the floor, surrounded by crowds of figures on all sides, many of whom are in costume. At left, a group of figures dressed as wizards with very large heads; at right, a group of bishops resembling chess game pieces. Large arched windows or panes of mirror glass line the rear wall. At lower center, coat of arms of France; plate text printed on either side., Paris, France, 1756, albums (bound) & books, Bound print, Bound print
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