Louis XVI

Description This miniature is in a elaborate gold frame, enamelled and set with brilliants. On the back is a monogram (a double "L") in gold. The portrait may be after a detail of a full-length oil painting of the King by Antoine-François Callet (1741–1823) at Versailles. In this painting the king wears a similar ermine robe and flowing lace cravat.

Provenance William T. or Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

Inscriptions [Signature] Dumont (likely added later); [Initials] Pierced and raised over pink silk forming a cage-like backing: Ll

Credit Acquired by William T. or Henry Walters