Scenes Related to the Birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France for a Calendar or Almanac
date: label: Date
content: 1781–82
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: A trimmed plate with scenes related to the birth of Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France on 22 October 1781 probably for a Calendar or Almanac. An uncut copy in the British Museum (2011,7059.26-27) includes columns below the scenes. Depicts "Naissance Du Dauphin," (the birth of the Louis Joseph, Dauphin, heir to the French throne), "Louis XVI Auprès de la Reine," (the King Louis XVI visiting the queen Marie Antoinette and the baby) and Rèjouissance Populaire" (Festivities held in the city of Paris to celebrate the birth of the Dauphin).
place: label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-88-1
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 40.1 × 11.5 cm (15 13/16 × 4 1/2 in.)