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

King louis xiv. Of france (centre, sitting) with his minister colbert (black robe, standing) during the foundation of the académie des sciences (1666?). 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 und Colbert in der Akademie