The Formal Audience of Cornelis Hop at the Court of Louis XV
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.On July 25, 1719, two days after his formal entry into Paris, Dutch ambassador Cornelis Hop’s public audience with Louis XV took place at the Louvre (the court resided in Paris at the time). This painting is one of the few representations of such an official event. His diplomatic credentials still in hand, Hop delivers a formal speech to the child king. The man dressed in light blue and attentively taking notes might be the artist.
Artwork Details
- Title: The Formal Audience of Cornelis Hop at the Court of Louis XV
- Artist: Louis Michel Dumesnil (French, Paris 1663–1739 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1720–29
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Dimensions: Unframed: 41 1/8 × 64 3/16 in. (104.5 × 163 cm)
Framed: 44 1/8 × 67 11/16 × 2 3/4 in. (112 × 172 × 7 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap (SK-C-512)
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts