Louis XIV Receiving the Siamese Ambassadors

ca. 1687–89

Not on view

Returned to lender

This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

This silver medal, which shows the Siamese embassy’s formal audience in the Hall of Mirrors, was struck to commemorate—and publicize—the event. Each ambassador received a gift afterward from the king. The monetary value correlated to each man’s rank: a diamond-mounted boîte à portrait for the lead ambassador (Kosa Pan), and gold medals on chains—possibly of this design—for the second and third ambassadors.

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Title: Louis XIV Receiving the Siamese Ambassadors
Artist: Jean Mauger (French, 1648–1722)
Date: ca. 1687–89
Culture: French
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 2 13/16 in., 7.756oz. (7.2 cm, 219.89g)
Classification: Medals
Credit Line: Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques (Série Royale 939)
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts