Préparation for a Portrait of Louis XV (1710-1774)
Object type: Drawing
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Maurice Quentin de La Tour
Artist bio: French, Saint-Quentin 1704–1788 Saint-Quentin
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: ca.1745
Medium: Pastel on blue paper, arched top

Dimensions: sheet (original sheet): 12 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (32.7 x 24 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Gift of Mary Tavener Holmes, in honor of Donald Posner, 2005
Accession year: 2005
Tags: Kings|Portraits|Men