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title: King Louis XVI of France in Grand Royal Costume, 1779
author: Antoine-François Callet
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16310/king-louis-xvi-of-france-in-grand-royal-costume-17/
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# King Louis XVI of France in Grand Royal Costume, 1779
_Authored by Antoine-François Callet_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16310.jpg)
## Image Caption
*[Louis XVI](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XVI_of_France/), king of France and Navarre, wearing his grand royal costume in 1779*, oil on canvas by Antoine-François Callet, 1789.
[Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Callet, A. (2022, September 02). King Louis XVI of France in Grand Royal Costume, 1779. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Callet, Antoine-François. "King Louis XVI of France in Grand Royal Costume, 1779." *World History Encyclopedia*, September 02, 2022. .
### MLA
Callet, Antoine-François. "King Louis XVI of France in Grand Royal Costume, 1779." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Sep 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antoine-Fran%C3%A7ois_Callet_-_Louis_XVI,_roi_de_France_et_de_Navarre_(1754-1793),_rev%C3%AAtu_du_grand_costume_royal_en_1779_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg) by [**Antoine-François Callet**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Antoine-Fran%C3%A7ois_Callet_-_Louis_XVI,_roi_de_France_et_de_Navarre_(1754-1793),_rev%C3%AAtu_du_grand_costume_royal_en_1779_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg). Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 02 September 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.