Primary Source 15.1: Louis XIV, King of France and Navarre, 1701

This was one of Louis XIV’s favorite portraits of himself. He liked it so much that he had many copies of the portrait made, in full and half-size format.

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(Louvre, Paris, France/Giraudon/The Bridgeman Art Library)

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