File:Le roi gouverne par lui-même.jpg

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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Charles Lebrun
Description	French painter
Date of birth/death	24 February 1619	12 February 1690
Location of birth/death	Paris	Paris
Work location	Paris (....-1642), Rome (1642-1646), Paris (1646-....), Versailles (1679-1684, 1886)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Français : Le Roi gouverne par lui-même

Date

circa 1680

Medium

oil

Current location

Palace of Versailles

	Native name	Château de Versailles
	Location	Château de Versailles Place d'Armes 78000 Versailles France
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 18.00″ N, 2° 7′ 10.00″ E
	Established	from 1624 until 1790: built 1837: opened to public
	Website	en.chateauversailles.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Notes

Modello for the central panel of the ceiling of the Hall of Mirrors. Accession number : MV 8975.

Source/Photographer

RMN

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