The Sun King Collection

The Kings cabinet de travail (study) at Versailles. The Sun King by Nancy Mitford, page 248. The Palace of Versailles was built over a period of 60 years by some 36

Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c
XIR205466 Detail of The Entry of Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Maria Theresa (1638-83) into Arras, 30th July 1667, c.1685 (oil on canvas) by Meulen

Louis XIV, 1667. Creator: Robert Nanteuil
Louis XIV, 1667

Louis, Grand Dauphin
5304984 Louis, Grand Dauphin.; (add.info.: Engraved portrait of Louis, Grand Dauphin (1661-1711) heir apparent to the French throne. Dated 17th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Hotel Des Invalides, Amortissements Sur La Cour D'Honneur, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo)
8642621 Hotel Des Invalides, Amortissements Sur La Cour D'Honneur, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides)

Hotel Des Invalides, Angle Du Pavillon Central, Architecte, Liberal Bruant (b/w photo)
8642600 Hotel Des Invalides, Angle Du Pavillon Central, Architecte, Liberal Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides)

Chateau De Versailles, Serrure De La Chapelle, Serrure Des Grands Appartements (b/w photo)
8642537 Chateau De Versailles, Serrure De La Chapelle, Serrure Des Grands Appartements (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Versailles)

Palais Du Louvre, Pavillon Central De La Colonnade, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo)
8642477 Palais Du Louvre, Pavillon Central De La Colonnade, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palais Du Louvre)

Hotel Sale, Dit De Juigne, Rue De Thorigny, Facade Principale, Architecte, L Levau (b/w photo)
8642463 Hotel Sale, Dit De Juigne, Rue De Thorigny, Facade Principale, Architecte, L Levau (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Sale)

Dependances Du Val-De-Grace, Porte Et Balcon, Architectes, J Lemercier, P Lemuet, G Leduc (b/w photo)
8642415 Dependances Du Val-De-Grace, Porte Et Balcon, Architectes, J Lemercier, P Lemuet, G Leduc (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Arc De Triomphe De La Porte Saint-Martin, Architecte, P Bullet, Sculpteurs, Desjardins, Marsy, Le Hongre (b/w photo)
8641799 Arc De Triomphe De La Porte Saint-Martin, Architecte, P Bullet, Sculpteurs, Desjardins, Marsy, Le Hongre (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Parc De Versailles, La Dordogne Et La Garonne, Sculpteur, Coysevox (b/w photo)
8641791 Parc De Versailles, La Dordogne Et La Garonne, Sculpteur, Coysevox (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parc De Versailles)

Parc De Versailles, Vases De Marbre De La Terrasse, Sculpteurs, Coysevox et Tubi (b/w photo)
8641790 Parc De Versailles, Vases De Marbre De La Terrasse, Sculpteurs, Coysevox et Tubi (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Parc De Versailles)

Chapelle De Versailles, Bas-Cote, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Robert de Cotte (b/w photo)
8641787 Chapelle De Versailles, Bas-Cote, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Robert de Cotte (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chapelle De Versailles)

Chateau De Versailles, Salon De La Guerre, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8641777 Chateau De Versailles, Salon De La Guerre, Architectes, Hardouin Mansart et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Versailles, Escalier Des Ambassadeurs, Architectes, Ch Lebrun, L Levau et Dorbay (b/w photo)
8641765 Chateau De Versailles, Escalier Des Ambassadeurs, Architectes, Ch Lebrun, L Levau et Dorbay (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Cheminee De La Chambre Du Roi, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo)
8641745 Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Cheminee De La Chambre Du Roi, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Musee Du Louvre, Monument De J-A De Thou, Sculpteur, F Anguier (b/w photo)
8641831 Musee Du Louvre, Monument De J-A De Thou, Sculpteur, F Anguier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Musee Du Louvre, Monument De J-A De Thou)

La Place Vendome, Statue De Louis XIV, Par Girardon, Buste D'Hardouin Mansart, Par Lemoyne (b/w photo)
8641827 La Place Vendome, Statue De Louis XIV, Par Girardon, Buste D'Hardouin Mansart, Par Lemoyne (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Hotel Des Invalides, Details De La Cour D'Honneur, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo)
8641811 Hotel Des Invalides, Details De La Cour D'Honneur, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides)

Hotel Des Invalides, Grille Sur L'Esplanade, Porte Laterale, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo)
8641803 Hotel Des Invalides, Grille Sur L'Esplanade, Porte Laterale, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides)

Hotel Des Invalides, Porte Principale, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo)
8641801 Hotel Des Invalides, Porte Principale, Architecte, L Bruant (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Des Invalides, Porte Principale)

Chateau De Versailles, Facade Sur La Cour De Marbre, Architectes, Le Roy, L Levau, Hardouin Mansart (b/w photo)
8641764 Chateau De Versailles, Facade Sur La Cour De Marbre, Architectes, Le Roy, L Levau, Hardouin Mansart (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Palais Du Louvre, Ensemble Et Detail De La Colonnade, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo)
8641761 Palais Du Louvre, Ensemble Et Detail De La Colonnade, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palais Du Louvre)

Palais Du Louvre, Pavillon Meridional, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo)
8641760 Palais Du Louvre, Pavillon Meridional, Architecte, Claude Perrault (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palais Du Louvre, Pavillon Meridional)

Hotel Sale, Dit De Juigne, Rue De Thorigny, Salle De Jupiter, Architecte, L Levau (b/w photo)
8641758 Hotel Sale, Dit De Juigne, Rue De Thorigny, Salle De Jupiter, Architecte, L Levau (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hotel Sale)

Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, Confessional Et Autel D'Une Chapelle, Statue moderne, Architecte
8641753 Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, Confessional Et Autel D'Une Chapelle, Statue moderne, Architecte, Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, La Nef, Architecte, Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8641749 Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet, La Nef, Architecte, Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise Saint-Nicolas-Du-Chardonnet)

Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Details De L'Escalier Coupole D'Une Chambre, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo)
8641743 Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Details De L'Escalier Coupole D'Une Chambre, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Pavillon Central, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo)
8641737 Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte, Pavillon Central, Architecte, F Mansart (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Maisons-Laffitte)

Eglise Du Val-De-Grace, Pendentif, Sculpteur, Michel Anguier (b/w photo)
8641731 Eglise Du Val-De-Grace, Pendentif, Sculpteur, Michel Anguier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise Du Val-De-Grace, Pendentif, Sculpteur)

Eglise Du Val-De-Grace, Le Dome, Architectes, J Lemercier, P Lemuet, G Leduc (b/w photo)
8641725 Eglise Du Val-De-Grace, Le Dome, Architectes, J Lemercier, P Lemuet, G Leduc (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise Du Val-De-Grace)

Eglise De La Sorbonne, Facade Sur La Rue, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo)
8641719 Eglise De La Sorbonne, Facade Sur La Rue, Architecte, J Lemercier (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Eglise De La Sorbonne, Facade Sur La Rue)

Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Venus, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo)
8643448 Chateau De Versailles, Salon De Venus, Architectes, L Levau et Ch Lebrun (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chateau De Versailles)

Production of the mould for a statue of King Louis XIV (litho)
8663571 Production of the mould for a statue of King Louis XIV (litho) by French School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women's headdress from the time of Louis XIV (litho)
8677413 Women's headdress from the time of Louis XIV (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women's headdress from the time of Louis XIV)

Miederschneider / Corset Tailor (colour litho)
8666198 Miederschneider / Corset Tailor (colour litho) by Christophe (Colomb, Georges) (1856-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miederschneider)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV
LUX4818289 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires with the equestrian statue of Louis XIV, 1865 - Francois Joseph Bosio - Shops: Jules Bernheim

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires, equestrian statue of Louis 14, 1865 - photographic warehouse
LUX4816938 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): Place des Victoires, equestrian statue of Louis 14, 1865 - photographic warehouse, 180 rue de rivoli, paris; (add.info.: France, Ile-de-France)

Portrait of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Castle of Versailles. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4965041 Portrait of King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and Castle of Versailles. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

The young Duchess of Burgundy, Marie-Adelaide (Marie Adelaide) of Savoy (1685-1712)
ELD4855883 The young Duchess of Burgundy, Marie-Adelaide (Marie Adelaide) of Savoy (1685-1712) with King Louis XIV known as the Sun King (King Sun or Louis the Great, 1638-1715)

Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada
NWI4946914 Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada.; (add.info.: Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada
NWI4946868 Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada.; (add.info.: Bust of the King of France Louis XIV in Quebec City, Canada.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

First interview of Father Michel Le Tellier (1643-1719) and King Louis XIV in February 1709
ELD4950709 First interview of Father Michel Le Tellier (1643-1719) and King Louis XIV in February 1709 (First meeting between King Louis XIV and French Jesuit Michel Le Tellier his confessor)

Astrologer Tommaso Campanella pulling the horoscope of Louis XIV newborn, 1851 (engraving)
ELD4927320 Astrologer Tommaso Campanella pulling the horoscope of Louis XIV newborn, 1851 (engraving); (add.info.: The Italian monk and astrologer Tommaso Campanella (1538-1639)

The young Louise de la Valliere (1644-1710), mistress of King Louis XIV, and Henriette of England (1644-1670)
ELD4900196 The young Louise de la Valliere (1644-1710), mistress of King Louis XIV, and Henriette of England (1644-1670) circa 1661

King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and his mistress Madame de Montespan or Athenais de Montespan, 1851 (engraving)
ELD4928940 King Louis XIV (1638-1715) and his mistress Madame de Montespan or Athenais de Montespan, 1851 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"The Sun King: A Glimpse into the Magnificence of Louis XIV's Reign" Step into the opulent world of Louis XIV, as we explore his study at Versailles, where he ruled with absolute power and grandeur. Nancy Mitford's book, "The Sun King, " unveils the fascinating life of this iconic monarch. In Robert Nanteuil's portrait, we witness a regal Louis XIV alongside Maria Theresa, symbolizing their triumphal entry into Arras in 1667. The king's commanding presence is further captured by Colbert presenting members of the Royal Academy of Sciences to him in another captivating painting. A full-length portrait from 1701 showcases Louis XIV adorned in royal attire, exuding authority and elegance. Marly Castle witnessed unforgettable parties during his reign; an image that transports us back to those extravagant festivities. However, even kings must face mortality. The deathbed scene at Versailles depicts young Louis XV bidding farewell to his predecessor and mentor - a poignant moment marking the end of an era known as the Sun King. Louis XIV was not only renowned for his rule but also faced scandals such as the infamous Affair of Poisons. Abbe Etienne Guibourg's involvement in black masses on Madame de Montespan's body reveals a darker side amidst all the splendor. Pierre Seguier played a significant role during this period as well; an engraving immortalizes his contribution to French history. And let us not forget Louis XIV himself uttering those famous words: "I almost waited" before departing from this world in 1715. Poetry and music celebrated the glory that surrounded Louis XIV throughout his reign - marble sculptures capturing both artistic beauty and political influence. Join us on this journey through time as we uncover the legacy left behind by "The Sun King, " whose name still resonates with majesty centuries later.