| Portrait of Louis Philippe I | |
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| Artist | Franz Xaver Winterhalter |
| Year | 1841 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 283 cm× 182 cm(111 in× 72 in) |
| Location | Palace of Versailles, Versailles |
Portrait of Louis Philippe I is an 1841 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter depicting the French monarch Louis Philippe I. [1] Winterhalter was rapidly emerging as one of the most fashionable portrait painters in Europe and had numerous royal sitters that year alone. [2]
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His painting of Louis Philippe was a celebration of the king's role in the restoration and reopening of the Palace of Versailles as a Museum of French History. He is shown in the uniform of a major general with the Galerie des Batailles behind him. His hand rests on the architectural plans for the gallery and nearby is a statuette of Joan of Arc created by his daughter Princess Marie. Today the painting is in collection of Versailles having been acquired in 1975. [3] It recreates the pose from an earlier portrait by Winterhalter with a different background. [4]
