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The Samuel H. Kress Foundation
221 57th St.
New York 19, N. Y.                     May 11, 1954

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#8071   DESJARDINS, Martin "LOUIS XIV"


The accompanying pamphlet gives further details particularly as regards the additional research made since the publications of Professor Louis Reau's articles. It reveals the link between this statue of the king and pieces of furniture by the cabinetmaker Boulle, on which can be seen ormoulu bas-reliefs which were certainly inspired by this sculpture.

Furthermore, the family relationship established therein between the d'Harcourts, who, according to the records of the Louvre, were the original owners of two of these pieces of furniture and the last heir of Marechal Duc de la Feuillade is a further link to the above.



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