French Royal Academy of Sciences. Historical illustration of Louis XIV visiting the 'Academie des sciences' in Paris, France, in 1671. The artwork sho

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French Royal Academy of Sciences. Historical illustration of Louis XIV visiting the 'Academie des sciences' in Paris, France, in 1671. The artwork shows people meeting with the French King in a room with various science objects. Through the window, a building is being constructed and a garden has been laid out in geometric form. There is a map on the floor, and animal and human skeletons, and astronomical instruments, on the walls. Louis XVI founded this Royal Society in 1666. This 1671 artwork is by French artist Sebastien Leclerc I (1637-1714).

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Size: 2792px × 3789px
Photo credit: © METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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