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Charles Nicolas Cochin, I

Decoration for a Masked Ball given by the King

1746
Etching and engraving on paper

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This festive scene is the Masked Ball given by King Louis XV in the main hall of the Chateau of Versailles at midnight on February 251 1746, to celebrate the marriage of the Dauphin Louis with Marie Therese Infanta of Spain.

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