Cardinal Dubois
1724
engraving
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of July 2026
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One of the most powerful people in France at the beginning of the 18th century, Cardinal Guillaume Dubois (1656–1723) holds a letter addressed Au Roy, or “To the King.” The engraving reproduces a painting commemorating Louis XV’s ascendance to the throne in 1723.
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