Portrait of Louis XVI, King of France

workshop of Joseph Duplessis, c. 1777 - c. 1789

Duplessis painted the first version of this portrait in 1777. Although the king wears his principal chivalric orders, he is portrayed in relatively simple attire and assumes an informal pose. This portrait found great favour, and Duplessis was repeatedly commissioned to copy it. This likeness was thus widely disseminated and hung in government buildings and palaces, among other places.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-3278
  • Dimensionsheight 81 cm x width 64.5 cm
  • Physical characteristicsoil on canvas

Identification

  • Title(s)

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

  • Object type

  • 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

  • Creation

    painter: workshop of Joseph Duplessis

  • Dating

    c. 1777 - c. 1789

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    height 81 cm x width 64.5 cm

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Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    Gift of B. de Geus van den Heuvel, Amsterdam

  • Acquisition

    gift 1939-05

  • 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

  • Remarks

    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

  • Hubert Baija, Modern Materials and Practice in Guilding Conservation, uit: Postprints of the Joint Session of the AIC Paintings and Wooden Artifacts Specialty Groups, 2014, pagina 31-49 - p. 47, noot 1

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