Louis XIV Receiving the Marquis de Dangeau’s Oath
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.Louis XIV entrusted one of his favorite courtiers with the office of Grandmaster of the United Orders of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem. On December 18, 1695, the kneeling Philippe de Courcillon, marquis de Dangeau, draped in the great cloak of the order, took an oath before the king (also shown kneeling). This and other ceremonies in the chapel at Versailles were regarded as splendid opportunities for witnessing the pageantry of the court.
Artwork Details
- Title: Louis XIV Receiving the Marquis de Dangeau’s Oath
- Artist: Antoine Pezy (French, active 1695–1710)
- Date: ca. 1695
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Unframed: 44 1/2 × 67 11/16 in. (113 × 172 cm)
Framed: 55 5/16 × 79 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (140.5 × 202.5 × 7 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 164)
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts