| Revision as of 23:37, 23 December 2024 editMistico Dois (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users51,475 edits Cleanup.Tag: Disambiguation links added← Previous edit | Latest revision as of 15:51, 24 December 2024 edit undoRodw (talk | contribs)Autopatrolled, Event coordinators, Extended confirmed users, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers767,011 editsm Disambiguating links to Charles X (link changed to Charles X of France) using DisamAssist. | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
| '''''Portrait of Louis XVIII''''' is an 1814 ] by the French ] ] depicting ] in his ] robes.<ref>Sérullaz p.102</ref> | '''''Portrait of Louis XVIII''''' is an 1814 ] by the French ] ] depicting ] in his ] robes.<ref>Sérullaz p.102</ref> | ||
| Louis XVIII was the younger brother of ], who had been ] during the ]; he spent many years in exile and returned to France from ] following the 1814 downfall of ] and the ]. Gérard rushed to complete the painting for the ] of 1814, the first of the restored monarchy. The seated position was unusual and Gérard aimed for a greater degree of naturalism.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.177</ref> Gérard's contemporaries ] and ] both also depicted the king in his robes. In the event Louis XVIII never had a coronation ceremony, and the first and last of the Bourbon restoration was that of his brother ], in 1825.<ref>Price p.119</ref> which Gérard notably painted as '']''. | Louis XVIII was the younger brother of ], who had been ] during the ]; he spent many years in exile and returned to France from ] following the 1814 downfall of ] and the ]. Gérard rushed to complete the painting for the ] of 1814, the first of the restored monarchy. The seated position was unusual and Gérard aimed for a greater degree of naturalism.<ref>Porterfield & Siegfried p.177</ref> Gérard's contemporaries ] and ] both also depicted the king in his robes. In the event Louis XVIII never had a coronation ceremony, and the first and last of the Bourbon restoration was that of his brother ], in 1825.<ref>Price p.119</ref> which Gérard notably painted as '']''. | ||
| Several versions of the painting exist, with the original in the ]. A ] for it is now in the collection of the ].<ref>https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/c83cc8a0-c5bf-4d14-a987-8fe1f865bbf8</ref> | Several versions of the painting exist, with the original in the ]. A ] for it is now in the collection of the ].<ref>https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/c83cc8a0-c5bf-4d14-a987-8fe1f865bbf8</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 15:51, 24 December 2024
Painting by François Gérard| Portrait of Louis XVIII | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Artist | François Gérard |
| Year | 1814 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 32.7 cm × 23 cm (12.9 in × 9.1 in) |
| Location | Hôtel Beauharnais, Paris |
Portrait of Louis XVIII is an 1814 portrait painting by the French artist François Gérard depicting Louis XVIII of France in his coronation robes.
Louis XVIII was the younger brother of Louis XVI, who had been guillotined during the French Revolution; he spent many years in exile and returned to France from England following the 1814 downfall of Napoleon and the First Restoration. Gérard rushed to complete the painting for the Paris Salon of 1814, the first of the restored monarchy. The seated position was unusual and Gérard aimed for a greater degree of naturalism. Gérard's contemporaries Antoine-Jean Gros and Robert Lefèvre both also depicted the king in his robes. In the event Louis XVIII never had a coronation ceremony, and the first and last of the Bourbon restoration was that of his brother Charles X, in 1825. which Gérard notably painted as The Coronation of Charles X.
Several versions of the painting exist, with the original in the Hôtel Beauharnais. A sketch for it is now in the collection of the Palace of Versailles.
See also
- Portrait of Charles X, 1825 portrait by Thomas Lawrence
References
- Sérullaz p.102
- Porterfield & Siegfried p.177
- Price p.119
- https://collections.chateauversailles.fr/#/query/c83cc8a0-c5bf-4d14-a987-8fe1f865bbf8
Bibliography
- Porterfield, Todd & Siegfried, Susan L. Staging Empire: Napoleon, Ingres, and David. Pennsylvania State University, 2006.
- Price, Munro. The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions, 1814-1848. Pan Macmillan, 2010.
- Sérullaz, Arlette. French Painting: The Revolutionary Decades, 1760-1830. Australian Gallery Directors Council, 1980.
| François Gérard | |
|---|---|
| Paintings |
|
| Related |
|
 | This article about a nineteenth-century painting is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |