| Portrait of Louis XVI | |
|---|---|
 Version in the Musée Ingres Bourdelle | |
| Artist | Joseph Duplessis |
| Year | 1776 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 227 cm× 175 cm(89 in× 69 in) |
| Location | Musée Ingres Bourdelle, Montauban |
Portrait of Louis XVI is a 1776 portrait painting by the French artist Joseph Duplessis. It depicts Louis XVI who had succeeded to the throne in 1774 and was eventually to be guillotined in 1792 during the French Revolution. He is portrayed wearing the ermine-lined robes he had worn during the Coronation of Louis XVI which had taken place in Reims. [1]
The original painting was produced in 1776 and exhibited at the Salon of 1777 in Paris. A number of other versions exist, as it was popular image of the monarch. The original is now considered lost, but of the reproductions produced by Duplessis and others the version at the Musée Ingres Bourdelle in Montauban is considered the most important. [2] Versions are also held at the Musée Carnavalet [3] and the Museum of French History at the Palace of Versailles. [4]
