BIB_ID
191596
Accession number
MA 4801 (18)
Creator
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793.
Display Date
1788 Jan. 7.
Credit line
Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 1993.
Description
1 item (1 p.)
Notes
Watermark: I [heart] BOUCHET FIN/ AUVERNE 1742. Watermark, beta radiograph. Auvergne, 1742. 191596wm_MA_4801_18_WM_beta.jpg
Item 1110 in the Wrightsman gift.
Signed "Louis."
Item 1110 in the Wrightsman gift.
Signed "Louis."
Provenance
Mrs. Charles Wrightsman.
Summary
Announcing the arrival in England of the Marquis de la Luzerne, his new ambassador to the King. The marquis will convey personal messages from Louis to her. (During 1788 King George was insane, and his Queen was managing the royal household. Luzerne, who had been the French Minister to the U.S. during the Revolution, 1779-1783, was suspended within the year).
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