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Source Description
As the foremost miniature painter in France during the late 18th century, Isabey served a succession of rulers including Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, and the restored Bourbon monarchs Louis XVIII and Charles X.Louis XVIII (1755-1824), a brother of Louis XVI, was placed on the French throne in 1814, fled when Napoleon escaped from Elba, and was restored to it after the emperor's final defeat at Waterloo in 1824. The king wears the ribbon and badge of the Order of Saint Esprit and the jewel of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honor.Green silk on reverse. The edge of the frame is blue enamel.
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Document identity
localId
21321
label
Louis XVIII
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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21321
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contentType
object
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normalized
title
Louis XVIII
description
As the foremost miniature painter in France during the late 18th century, Isabey served a succession of rulers including Marie Antoinette, Napoleon, and the restored Bourbon monarchs Louis XVIII and Charles X.Louis XVIII (1755-1824), a brother of Louis XVI, was placed on the French throne in 1814, fled when Napoleon escaped from Elba, and was restored to it after the emperor's final defeat at Waterloo in 1824. The king wears the ribbon and badge of the Order of Saint Esprit and the jewel of the Royal Order of the Legion of Honor.Green silk on reverse. The edge of the frame is blue enamel.
provenance
William T. Walters (?), Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1815
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Miniatures
miniatures (paintings)
portraits
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
7.3
height
5.7
dimensionsRaw
H: 2 7/8 × W: 2 1/4 in. (7.3 × 5.7 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature and date] At right: Isabey 1815
dynasty
House of Bourbon
reign
Louis XVIII (1814-1824)
med
watercolor on ivory, silver gilt, enamel
creator_ids
6958
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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