Productions monarchistes de la Restauration

Une représentation qui nous fait mal mais qu'il est nécessaire d'avoir dans ses collections.





An allegory on the continuity of French monarchy in the form of a two-handled vase; in the upper part, among the flowers, is a portrait of Henri IV; below, on the neck of the vase, a triple portrait of Louis XVI, Louis XVII and Marie Antoinette in profile to the left; profile portraits the Duchess of Angoulême and the Duchess of Berry are outlined on the neck; on the body, portraits of Louis XVIII and another man (his brother Charles?) in profile to left; and in the lower part, the cross of the Order of the Saint-Esprit on the foot of the vase, with profile portraits of the Duke of Angoulême and the Duke of Berry (both sons of the future Charles X of France) outlined on the foot. 1816 Etching

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