Sebastien I the CLERC (1637-1714)
The Royal Observatory
Brown ink and wash, collection mark F.H.N°617 on the bottom right, and collection marks DW.637 and D.-W 32/3 on the back.
15.5 x 19 cm.
Provenance:
Former collection Prosper Flury-Herard (L1015)
Former Nicolas Landau collection (by oral tradition)
Old David David-Weill Collection
This drawing probably represents the foundation of the Observatory in 1667. It is probably part of the series on the history of the great events of the reign of Louis XIV called the "Petites conquests".
We would like to thank Antoine Gallay for his help in writing this fact sheet.
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