The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans
| The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans | |
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| Artist | Joseph-Désiré Court |
| Year | 1837 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 263 cm × 393 cm (104 in × 155 in) |
| Location | Château de Compiègne, Compiègne |
The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans (French: Le Mariage de Léopold Ier, roi de Belges, et de Louise d'Orléans) is an 1837 history painting by the French artist Joseph-Désiré Court.[1][2] It depicts the wedding between Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans that took place at the Château de Compiègne on 9 August 1832. Leopold, the first King of Belgium with strong connections to the British Royal Family, made a dynastic match with Louise who was the eldest daughter of the French monarch Louis Philippe I.[3][4] France had provided military support to Belgium against the Netherlands during recent fighting in the wake of the Belgian Revolution.
The painting was commissioned by Louis Philippe I[5] to commemorate the event. Today the work hangs at the Château de Compiègne. A version also exists in the collection of the Musée de l'Histoire de France at the Palace of Versailles.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Dion-Tenenbaum p.44
- ^ Caude p.55
- ^ Andrews & Wangdi p.112-13
- ^ Price p.222
- ^ https://compiegne-peintures.fr/notice/notice.php?id=30
- ^ https://pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/joconde/000PE009522?mainSearch=%22%5Ct%20Joseph-D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9%20Court%20%20%22&last_view=%22list%22&idQuery=%228a6d24-b571-f5c8-5ff5-f5c24d4bf0f%22
Bibliography
[edit]- Andrews, Gordon P. & Wangdi, Yosay D. (ed.) The Role of Agency and Memory in Historical Understanding: Revolution, Reform, and Rebellion. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2017.
- Caude, Élisabeth. Le palais impérial de Compiègne. Musées et monuments de France, 2008.
- Dion-Tenenbaum, Anne. Marie d'Orléans, 1813-1839: Princesse et artiste romantique. Musée du Louvre, 2008
- Price, Munro. The Perilous Crown: France Between Revolutions, 1814-1848. Pan Macmillan, 2010.