(LESZCZYŃSKA Maria). La famille Royale de Louis XV.
"Marie Leczinski Reine a donne aux voeux de toute la France par un heureux accouchement, deux Princesses, le 14. Aoust 1727. a onze heures du matin". A Paris chez Radigues 1727 Copperplate: 33.5 x 24 cm (pl. 42.5 x 28 cm).
Engraving issued on the occasion of the birth of the first-born children of King Louis XV of France and Marie Leszczynska - twin daughters Marie Louis Elisabeth and Anne Henrietta, which took place at Versailles on August 14, 1727. Allegorical composition with portraits of the parents in an oval, below images of the newborn princesses, royal coats of arms and numerous attributes of science and art (books, globe, compass, palette). Below the inscription: "La famille Royale de Louis XV" and information about the happy birth at 11 am. Publisher's address along the lower margin: "A Paris, chez Radigues, rue Saint Jacques..." (Jacques Valentin Radigues (c. 1670-after 1746), French engraver, publisher and engraving dealer). Minor damage to wide margins (taped), otherwise good condition, strong print. Old pen notations on the back. Rare.
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