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Print, Peep-Show Print
This is a Print. It is dated mid-18th century and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving and brush and wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
The designer of the gate was Pierre Bullet (1639-1716). The inscriptions and reliefs glorify the monarch, Louis XIV, who, eager for military fame had launched upon a career of conquest mainly in the direction of the Spanish Netherlands. Reference to his victories of 1674-1675 are made. Louis is shown as Hercules being crowned by Fame at the left, and at the right, seated, receiving the keys of the city of Besançon which had returned to French jurisdiction.
This object was
donated by
Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt.
It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
Cite this object as
Print, Peep-Show Print; engraving and brush and wash on paper; Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-433
