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Summary

Henri Testelin: Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory

Artist

Henri Testelin (1616–1695)
Alternative names	Henry Testelin; Henri Tettelin
Description	French painter and theorist
Date of birth/death	1616	17 April 1695
Location of birth/death	Paris	The Hague
Work location	Paris (1636–1681); The Hague (1685–1695)
Authority file	: Q3086677 VIAF: 5002555 ISNI: 000000008084166X ULAN: 500032083 LCCN: no91023141 WGA: t/testelin WorldCat

Title

French:

Etablissement de l'Académie des Sciences et fondation de l'observatoire, 1666

Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory

Object type

painting

Description

Français : Colbert présente à Louis XIV les membres de l'Académie royale des Sciences créée en 1667. Détail d'une toile peinte par Henri Testelin.

English: Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-83) Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Science to Louis XIV (1638-1715).

Date

1667

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 348 cm (11.4 ft)

; width: 590 cm (19.3 ft)

Collection

Museum of the History of France

	Native name	Musée de l’Histoire de France
	Parent institution	Palace of Versailles
	Location	Versailles
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 15.84″ N, 2° 07′ 19.09″ E
	Established	1833
	Website	www.museehistoiredefrance.fr
	Authority file	: Q3329787 VIAF: 136752806 ISNI: 0000000121654802 LCCN: n83019688 SUDOC: 026393549 NKC: ko2007416902 WorldCat

Palace of Versailles

	Native name	Château de Versailles
	Parent institution	Palace and Park of Versailles
	Location	Château de Versailles Place d’Armes 78000 Versailles, [[:Category:Yvelines\|LangSwitch Error: no default]] France
	Coordinates	48° 48′ 17″ N, 2° 07′ 13″ E
	Established	from 1624 until 1790 date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P580,+1624-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P582,+1790-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 : built 1837: opened to public
	Website	www.chateauversailles.fr
	Authority file	: Q2946 VIAF: 127977992 ISNI: 0000000417949458 ULAN: 500312482 LCCN: sh85022755 NAID: 10038353 WorldCat

Accession number

MR 2522
INV 2982
MV 2074 (Museum of the History of France)

References

Authority file

: Q66823496
Joconde: 000PE005294

Source/Photographer

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	15:22, 27 June 2010	681 × 768 (113 KB)	Michael Reschke	Reverted to version as of 15:18, 10 July 2006
	17:30, 17 February 2009	681 × 768 (83 KB)	Mike.lifeguard	Reverted to version as of 14:59, 28 October 2005
	03:34, 26 January 2009	385 × 600 (47 KB)	Thomas Gun	{{Information \|Description= \|Source= \|Date= \|Author= \|Permission= \|other_versions= }}
	15:18, 10 July 2006	681 × 768 (113 KB)	Carolus	better quality
	14:59, 28 October 2005	681 × 768 (83 KB)	Kjetil r	{{en\|Louis XIV in 1666. Painting by Charles le Brun}} {{no\|Ludvig XIV i 1666. MAleri av Charles le Brun}}