AT-00006217
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On the Renewal of the Alliance between France and the Swiss (Sur le Renouvellement de l'Alliance entre France et les Suisses)
Provenance
King Louis XIV (1638–1715), Versailles. Lord Cawdor, Pembroke, United Kingdom, 19th century. Sold by Ars Libri, Boston, to Arthur (1922–2012) and Charlotte (née Zimmerman) Vershbow, 1984; sold, Christie’s, New York, Apr. 9–10, 2013, lot 55. Sold by Susan Schulman, New York, to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2019.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Jacques Bailly (French, c. 1634–1679) / calligraphy by Nicolas Jarry (French, 1620–1670) / written by Amable de Bouréis (French, 1606–1672)
- Date
- 17th Century
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, with shell gold, gold leaf, and with touches of incising, on vellum
- Dimensions
- 37.8 × 25.5 cm (14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in.)
- Type
- Drawing
- Classification
- manuscript
- Place
- France
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Credit line
- Purchased with funds provided by Dr. Sandra Hindman
- Accession no.
- 2020.21
Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
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