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title: Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory
author: Henri Testelin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18039/establishment-of-the-french-academy-and-paris-obse/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-10-19
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# Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory

_Authored by Henri Testelin_

## Image File

[![Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18039.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18039.png)

## Image Caption

A 17th-century painting by Henri Testelin titled *Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/) Observatory*. [Louis XIV of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XIV_of_France/) (r. 1643-1715) is shown being presented the founding members of the Academy and Observatory (shown in the background) c. 1667. ([Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Testelin, H. (2023, October 19). Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18039/establishment-of-the-french-academy-and-paris-obse/>
### Chicago
Testelin, Henri. "Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 19, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18039/establishment-of-the-french-academy-and-paris-obse/>.
### MLA
Testelin, Henri. "Establishment of the French Academy and Paris Observatory." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Oct 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18039/establishment-of-the-french-academy-and-paris-obse/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colbert_Presenting_the_Members_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Sciences_to_Louis_XIV_in_1667.PNG) by [**Henri Testelin**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Colbert_Presenting_the_Members_of_the_Royal_Academy_of_Sciences_to_Louis_XIV_in_1667.PNG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 October 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.