Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Louis-Philippe, Duc D'Orleans
This full-length portrait, dated 1776, presents the subject as a Knight of the Saint Espirit (Order of the Holy Ghost) of France. His costume is of white satin trimmed in lace, embroidered blue velvet mantle with the collar and pendant badge. He stands in a richly decorated room, with an Aubusson carpet bordered with the motto "Alter Post Fulmina Terror" ("After the thunderbolt another terror"), and with the coat-of-arms of the family of Orleans.
The arists, Dugourc, was a designer, painter, and engraver. He was born at Versailles, developed early artistic gifts and was also employed as a designer of theatrical properties and costume.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Collection of Capt. Charles Spencer- Ricketts (1788-1867) (sale Christies, lot 187); Ernest Renton, London; Walters Art Museum, by purhase, before March 1940
Exhibitions
| 1979 | A Supple Brush: The Flowering of Continental Watercolors. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 2/1/1945 | Treatment | mounted |
Measurements
Overall: 11 7/16 x 9 1/4 in. (29 x 23.5 cm)
Credit Line
Ernest Renton, London
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.172