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Source Description
Louis Marie Sicard was a painter at the French Court between 1780 and 1784. The signature "R. Fortin" is a later addition. (Fortin, a French artist who fled to England during the French Revolution, exhibited at the Royal Academy in London misleadingly listing himself as "a member of France's Royal Academy" and "painter to the French King.")Although well intentioned, Louis XVI (1754-1793) lacked the intelligence and the foresight to cope with the radical changes occurring in France during his reign (1774-1893). He was imprisoned in 1792 and beheaded the following year.
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Document identity
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26823
label
Portrait of King Louis XVI
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object
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Source metadata
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26823
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object
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normalized
title
Portrait of King Louis XVI
description
Louis Marie Sicard was a painter at the French Court between 1780 and 1784. The signature "R. Fortin" is a later addition. (Fortin, a French artist who fled to England during the French Revolution, exhibited at the Royal Academy in London misleadingly listing himself as "a member of France's Royal Academy" and "painter to the French King.")Although well intentioned, Louis XVI (1754-1793) lacked the intelligence and the foresight to cope with the radical changes occurring in France during his reign (1774-1893). He was imprisoned in 1792 and beheaded the following year.
provenance
William T. Walters (?), Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1746-1825
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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1
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] R. Fortin
dynasty
House of Bourbon
reign
Louis XVI (1774-1792)
med
watercolor on ivory, gold, enamel, diamond
creator_ids
4539
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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1
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0
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photo
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