Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France, Joseph Duplessis (workshop of), c. 1777 - c. 1789

Identification

Title(s)

Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France
Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3278

Description

Portret van Lodewijk XVI, koning van Frankrijk. Eén van de talrijke herhalingen van het door Duplessis in 1775 geschilderde portret.

Creation

Artist

painter: Joseph Duplessis (workshop of)

Dating

c. 1777 - c. 1789

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

Measurements

height 81 cm × width 64.5 cm

Subject

What

historical persons

When

1754 - 1793

Where

France

Who

Lodewijk XVI (koning van Frankrijk)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of B. de Geus van den Heuvel, Amsterdam

Acquisition

gift May-1939

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; sale, Alphonse Lambert Eugène de Stuers (1841 - 1919) Paris, Amsterdam (Mensing), 12 April 1932, no. 278, fl. 300 to Jacobson;{Copy RKD.} ...; donated by Bastiaan de Geus van den Heuvel (1886 - 1976), Amsterdam, with xx other objects, to the museum, 1939

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 205
Modern Materials and Practice in Guilding Conservation, Hubert Baija, p. 47, noot 1

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