Harvard Art Museums > 2017.120.61: Louis XIV Awarding the Blue Ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit to the Duke of Burgundy, Father of Louis XV, the Reigning King of France Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Louis XIV Awarding the Blue Ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit to the Duke of Burgundy, Father of Louis XV, the Reigning King of France (Nicolas Larmessin the Younger)(After Jean-Antoine Watteau) , 2017.120.61,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Mar 18, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/359118. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2017.120.61 People Nicolas Larmessin the Younger, French (Paris 1684 - 1755) After Jean-Antoine Watteau, French (Valenciennes 1684 - 1721 Nogent-sur-Marne) Title Louis XIV Awarding the Blue Ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit to the Duke of Burgundy, Father of Louis XV, the Reigning King of France Other Titles Original Language Title: Louis XIII metant le Cordon Bleu a Monsieur de Bourgone... Series/Book Title: Recueil Jullienne Classification Prints Work Type print Date 18th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/359118 Physical Descriptions Technique Engraving and etching Dimensions sheet: 47 × 62.5 cm (18 1/2 × 24 5/8 in.) plate: 37 × 46.5 cm (14 9/16 × 18 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: A. Watteau pinxit inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: N. de Larmessin Sculp. inscription: in plate, lower margin, left and right: LOUIS XIIII METANT LE CORDON BLEU A MONSIEUR DE / BOURGOGNE PERE DE LOUIS XV, ROY DE FRANCE REGNANT. / Gravée d'Aprés le tableau original Peint par Watteau, haut de 2. pieds / 8. pouces sur 1 pied 10. pouces le large. // LUDOVICI XV. REGNATIS PATREM, BURGUNDIORUM DUCEM / DEBITO STE. SPIRITUS ORDINE DONAT LUDOVICUS XIIII. / Scalptus juxtà Exemplar à Watteavo Depictum altitudo 2. pedem / cum 8. uncüs, et latitudo 1. pedes cum 10. continet. inscription: in plate, lower margin, centered: Tiré du Cabinet de Mr. de Jullienne / a Paris avec privilege du Roy. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Hugh Lupus Grosvenor, 1st Duke of Westminster, Eaton Hall, Cheshire, by 1884, by descent, sold [through Christie's, London, July 15, 2015, lot 172]; to private collection, United Kingdom, sold [through C. G. Boerner LLC, New York], to; Harvard Art Museums, 2017 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number State iv/iv Standard Reference Number Dacier & Vuaflart 227 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Memorial Fund Accession Year 2017 Object Number 2017.120.61 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Objects Object Number 2017.120 Artist After Jean-Antoine Watteau Title Album of 87 Prints after Watteau Classification Prints Object Number 2017.120.60 Artist Nicolas Larmessin the Younger Title Louis XIV Awarding the Blue Ribbon of the Order of the Holy Spirit to the Duke of Burgundy, Father of Louis XV, the Reigning King of France Classification Prints Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
