Establishment of the French Academy of Sciences and of Paris Observatory, Henri Testelin, 1667

Jean-baptiste colbert (1619-83) presenting the members of the royal academy of science to louis xiv (1638-1715). Object Type: painting. Date: 1667. Dimensions: height: 348 cm (11.4 ft) ; width: 590 cm (19.3 ft). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum of the History of France. Louis XIV 1666 Charles le Brun