Gravures représentant les naissances royales

Gravure tirée lors de la naissance du premier dauphin, 1781:



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Une gravure illustrant la naissance du premier dauphin:



- Paris, ca 1781
La légende dit Des longtemps une tige et si belle et si chere Te devait un dauphin, o France, applaudis toi Il a deja les traits, les graces de sa mere ; il sera l'heritier des vertus de ton roi.


On va tenter quelques zooms...

Here is another engraving showing the birth of the Dauphin in 1781.



Queen Marie Antoinette tenderly holds the long-awaited heir to the French throne in her arms; on the left, his proud father, King Louis XVI of France is depicted as a marble bust on a pedestal; a picture of the Empress Maria Theresa of Habsburg (mother of the Queen) by Ducreux can be seen hung on the back wall. This charming scene is surrounded by a heart shaped out of a ribbon, decorated with lilies and roses. In the foreground below (from left to right): an Altar of Love (symbol of eternal love), an anchor (symbol of both hope and steadfastness) and a lovely Phalene, also known as the Continental Toy Spaniel (the breed was a particular favourite of Queen Marie Antoinette).

Engraved and published by:
François-Xavier Isabey (French, 1738-?)
father of the celebrated French painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855).

After:
Jean-Baptiste Huet (French, 1745-1811) and Jean-François Janinet (French, 1752-1814).

Date and place of publication:
1781, Paris (France).

Dimensions:
Plate mark: 8.8 x 7 in. (225 x 180 mm)
Full sheet: 11.1 x 8.3 in. (283 x 211 mm)

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