Fireworks Dislay in Paris for the Birth of the Dauphin on January 21, 1730, 1730, Jacques Dumont le Romain; Artist: after Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, French, 1701 - 1781, 12 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( x cm) (plate)15 1/16 x 21 5/8 in. ( x cm) (sheet)23 3/4 x 29 3/4 x 1 1/8 in. ( x x cm) (outer frame), Etching, France, 18th century, With French governance relying on dynastic succession, the birth of the Dauphin-the male heir to the throne-was cause for celebration. Louis XV's queen, Marie Leszczinska, had given birth to three daughters before having a son

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