May 18
The Invalides Hotel Foundation
Artist: Pierre Dublin (French, 1669-1748)
Date: 1710
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Palace of Versailles, Paris, France
Description
The Hôtel des Invalides was commissioned and financed by Louis XIV in 1670, in order to provide hospital accommodation and care for wounded, sick, disabled and elderly soldiers. The chosen site was located near Paris, in the plain of Grenelle, on the banks of the Seine.
Since its founding in 1670, the original medical and military roles of the Invalides, which Louis XIV considered his most important work, have been enriched through the years by several new ones. Today it has become a truly living and welcoming site.
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