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Source Description
This tapestry, reproducing a portrait of the king painted at the time of his coronation by Joseph Duplessis (1774), was presented as a state gift to Prince Henry of Prussia in 1784. It remained in the possession of the reigning family of Germany until 1919. The king wears the grand cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit and the Order of the Golden Fleece.
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Document identity
localId
33451
label
Portrait of Louis XVI (1745-93)
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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33451
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object
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normalized
title
Portrait of Louis XVI (1745-93)
description
This tapestry, reproducing a portrait of the king painted at the time of his coronation by Joseph Duplessis (1774), was presented as a state gift to Prince Henry of Prussia in 1784. It remained in the possession of the reigning family of Germany until 1919. The king wears the grand cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit and the Order of the Golden Fleece.
provenance
Louis XVI, Paris, 1774 [woven expressly for the King by the Gobelins factory]; Henry of Prussia, 1784, by gift; Royal family of Prussia, by inheritance; Kaiser Wilhelm II, until 1918, by inheritance [confiscated when the Kaiser attempted to flee to Doorn in Holland]; Pollak [dealer], Brussels, [date of aquisition unknown] by purchase; Mr. and Mrs. William Hallam Tuck, Upper Marlboro, MD, 1927, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1956, by gift.
date
ca. 1774
citationUrl
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CC0
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en
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Textiles
tapestries
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
79.3
height
65.7
dimensionsRaw
31 1/4 x 25 7/8 in. (79.3 x 65.7 cm);Framed: 51 x 37 x 10 in. (129.5 x 94 x 25.4 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Transcription] Original frame: DONNE PAR LOUIS XVI. 1784
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wool
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2615
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photo
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photo
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