Portrait of Louis Philippe I (Winterhalter)
| Portrait of Louis Philippe I | |
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| Artist | Franz Xaver Winterhalter |
| Year | 1841 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 283 cm × 182 cm (111 in × 72 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Portrait of Louis Philippe I is an 1841 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter depicting the French monarch Louis Philippe I.[1] Winterhalter was rapidly emerging as one of the most fashionable portrait painters in Europe and had numerous royal sitters that year alone.[2]
His painting of Louis Philippe was a celebration of the king's role in the restoration and reopening of the Palace of Versailles as a Museum of French History. He is shown in the uniform of a major general with the Galerie des Batailles behind him. His hand rests on the architectural plans for the gallery and nearby is a statuette of Joan of Arc created by his daughter Princess Marie. Today the painting is in collection of Versailles having been acquired in 1975.[3] It recreates the pose from an earlier portrait by Winterhalter with a different background.[4]
See also
[edit]- Portrait of Louis Philippe I (Gérard), an 1841 painting by François Gérard
References
[edit]- ^ Astell & Wheeler p.239
- ^ Galitz p.44
- ^ "CollectionConnection".
- ^ "Louis-Philippe 1Er, Roi des Francais (1773-1850)".
Bibliography
[edit]- Astell, Ann W. & Wheeler, Bonnie. Joan of Arc and Spirituality. Springer, 2016.
- Galitz, Kathryn Calley. Masterpieces of European Painting, 1800-1920, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.
- Hensel, Tina. Das Bild der Herrscherin: Franz Xaver Winterhalter und die Gattungspolitik des Porträts im 19. Jahrhundert. Walter de Gruyter, 2023.