# Louis XIV on Horseback [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [COYSEVOX, Antoine]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Stucco ## Commentary The War Salon \(Salon de la Guerre\) began in 1678 and was finished off with Le Brun's decoration in 1786. The overall décor depicts the victories of France and leads up to the long-longed for peace at Nijmegen. Louis XIV is strongly represented by a large relief of the Sun King himself on horseback obviously defeating his enemies - this was another way to underline the glorious monarch. ## Related artworks - [Bust of Antoine Coypel]() - [Bust of Louis XV as a Child of Six]() - [Bust of Marie Serre]() - [Bust of the Grand Condé]() - [Bust of the Grand Condé]() - [Charles Le Brun]() - [Charles Le Brun]() - [Fame]() - [Funeral Monument of Mazarin \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument of Mazarin \(detail\)]() - [Funeral Monument of Mazarin]() - [King Louis XIV]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()