SUITE OF TWO PRINTS UNDER GLASS - Lot 59

SUITE OF TWO PRINTS UNDER GLASS Charles Nicolas COCHIN (1688-1754), after Decoration of the masked ball given by the King in the Grand Gallery of the Château de Versailles, on the occasion of the marriage of Louis Dauphin of France to Maria Theresa Infanta of Spain. 49 x 77 cm at sight (Stains, folds, brown spots) Jean-François BLONDEL (1683-1756), after Perspective view of the ballroom, built in the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville This work is included in the book "Fêtes publiques données par la ville de Paris à l'occasion du Mariage de Monseigneur le Dauphin, les 23 et 26 février MDCCXLV". On this occasion, the city of Paris erected six large buildings. The two days of festivities, which culminated on February 26 at the Hotel de Ville, were graced with buffets, orchestras, illuminations, flowers and ceremonies whose sumptuousness justified the creation of this engraved collection. 54 x 84 cm at sight (Stains, folds, brown spots)