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Death of King Louis XIV of France at the Palace of Versailles, oil on cardboard sketch by Thomas Jones Barker, France, c. 1835-1840.
This oil sketch depicts the death of Louis XIV at Versailles. Barker was commissioned by King Louis Philippe I to create a larger painting of the sketch; however, the finished artwork went missing during the French Revolution of 1848 and the sack of the Palais Royal.
Museum of Fine Arts Antoine Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, France
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Based on Wikipedia content that has been reviewed, edited, and republished. Original image by Thomas Jones Barker. Uploaded by Harrison W. Mark, published on 14 April 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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APA Style
Barker, T. J. (2026, April 14). Death of Louis XIV at Versailles. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21710/death-of-louis-xiv-at-versailles/
Chicago Style
Barker, Thomas Jones. "Death of Louis XIV at Versailles." World History Encyclopedia, April 14, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21710/death-of-louis-xiv-at-versailles/.
MLA Style
Barker, Thomas Jones. "Death of Louis XIV at Versailles." World History Encyclopedia, 14 Apr 2026, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21710/death-of-louis-xiv-at-versailles/.
