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.
On the Renewal of the Alliance between France and the Swiss (Sur le Renouvellement de l'Alliance entre France et les Suisses)
17th Century
Accession Number
254727
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.)
Classification
manuscript
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Dr. Sandra Hindman
