King Louis XIV in costume for the le Grand Carrousel parade, 5 June 1662. The Sun King in gold helmet with chariot crest, ermine cloak, gold Roman breastplate, red hose, gold boots, with cane. Les Carrousels. Louis XIV. Handcoloured steel engraving by V & Morice after an illustration by Theophile Fragonard, within a decorative cartouche by Bertrand, from Augustin Challamel's Autrefois ou Le Bon Vieux Temps, Types de 18e Siecle, Challamel et Cie, 1842.

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