Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, later King of the French
Medium
watercolor on ivory in a gold locket frame
Dimensions
unframed: 6.3 × 5.4 cm · framed: 7.5 × 6.6 cm
Classification
Portrait Miniature
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Edward B. Greene Collection
Accession Number
1953.322
Rights
Public Domain
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About this artwork
Louis-Philippe (1773–1850, king of the French 1830–48) was the son of Louis-Philippe Joseph, duc d’Orléans, who was known as Philippe-Egalité during the French Revolution. The Orléans family was a branch of the House of Bourbon. This work was painted while Louis-Philippe was in exile and living in England from 1800 until 1815, when Napoleon abdicated. He finally succeeded Charles X as king of France in 1830. During the February Revolution of 1848, Louis-Philippe was again forced into exile in En...