Louis XV (1710-1774), known as Louis the Beloved, was King of France from 1715 until his death. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reached maturity (then defined as his 13th birthday) on 1723, the kingdom was ruled by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, as Regent of France.
Made in 1731 by the sculptor Nicolas Coustou, this marble statue is currently kept at the Louvre in Paris.
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