The Reception of Cornelis Hop (1685-1762) as Legate of the States-General at the Court of Louis XV, 24 July 1719

Louis-Michel Dumesnil, 1720 - 1729

Reception of the Dutch ambassador Cornelis Hop by the French king Louis XV, 24 July 1724. By L.M. Dumesnil, 1724. This was the first time an ambassador of the Republic was received at the French court with full ceremony. The 6-year-old Louis XV is standing in front of the throne. Opposite the king is the Dutch ambassador Cornelis Hop, who is about to submit his credentials. The person writing in the foreground is probably Hop's secretary.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-C-512
  • Dimensionsheight 104.5 cm x width 163 cm, depth 7.7 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

    The Reception of Cornelis Hop (1685-1762) as Legate of the States-General at the Court of Louis XV, 24 July 1719

  • Object type

  • Object number

    SK-C-512

  • Description

    Ontvangst van Cornelis Hop als gezant der Staten-Generaal aan het hof van Lodewijk XV, koning van Frankrijk, op 24 juli 1719. De koning, als kind, staat voor de troon, met achter hem de Regent, maarschalk Villeroy en de kardinaal de Fleury. Tussen de Hollandse delegatie, op de voorgrond, de secretaris Ruysch. De ontvangst vindt plaats in het met schilderijen versierde Grand Cabinet de l'ancien appartement d'été van Anna van Oostenrijk in het Louvre.

  • Inscriptions / marks

    signature and date: ‘L.M.Dumes[nil Pr.] Regius [Pinxit Anno 172.]’

Creation

  • Creation

    painter: Louis-Michel Dumesnil

  • Dating

    1720 - 1729

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    • height 104.5 cm x width 163 cm
    • depth 7.7 cm

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  • Person

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  • Place

  • Period

    1719-07-24

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Documentation

    • Documentatiemap: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt.
    • P.J.J. van Thiel in : Leids Kunst Historisch Jaarboek (1995), p. 53

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