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title: Portrait of Louis XVI of France
author: Antoine-François Callet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15556/portrait-of-louis-xvi-of-france/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
---

# Portrait of Louis XVI of France

_Authored by Antoine-François Callet_

## Image File

[![Portrait of Louis XVI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15556.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15556.jpg)

## Image Caption

*Portrait of [Louis XVI of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XVI_of_France/)*, oil on canvas painting by Antoine-François Callet, 1786.

Musée Carnavalet, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Callet, A. (2022, March 28). Portrait of Louis XVI of France. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15556/portrait-of-louis-xvi-of-france/>
### Chicago
Callet, Antoine-François. "Portrait of Louis XVI of France." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 28, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15556/portrait-of-louis-xvi-of-france/>.
### MLA
Callet, Antoine-François. "Portrait of Louis XVI of France." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Mar 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15556/portrait-of-louis-xvi-of-france/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LouisXVI-France1.jpg) by [**Antoine-François Callet**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LouisXVI-France1.jpg). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 28 March 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/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.