Louis-Philippe

Franz Xaver Winterhalter|Verzier, Bonnart et Cie

1839–48 · Silk · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Louis-Philippe (1773–1850) reigned as King of the French form 1830 until his adication in 1848. This portrait, copied from a painting exhibited by Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805–.1873) in the 1839 Salon, shows the king in the uniform of a lieutenant-general, decorated with the insignia of the Légion d'Honneur and the Order of Leopold I of Belgium.

Artist

Franz Xaver Winterhalter|Verzier, Bonnart et Cie

Date

1839–48

Medium

Silk

Culture

French, Lyons

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Elisa Parada de Migel, 1959