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title: Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676
author: Jean Lepautre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22241/performance-at-the-palace-of-versailles-1676/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-10-08
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# Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676

_Authored by Jean Lepautre_

## Image File

[![Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22241.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22241.jpg)

## Image Caption

Performance at the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of Versailles, etching on paper by Jean Lepautre, 1676.

Depicted here is the French opera *Alceste*, by the composer Jean-Baptiste Lully, staged in the courtyard of the Palace of Versailles, as [Louis XIV of France](https://www.worldhistory.org/Louis_XIV_of_France/), the Sun King, and his court watch from below.

British Museum, London.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lepautre, J. (2026, October 08). Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22241/performance-at-the-palace-of-versailles-1676/>
### Chicago
Lepautre, Jean. "Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 08, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22241/performance-at-the-palace-of-versailles-1676/>.
### MLA
Lepautre, Jean. "Performance at the Palace of Versailles, 1676." *World History Encyclopedia*, 08 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22241/performance-at-the-palace-of-versailles-1676/>.

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