Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duke of Orleans 'Philippe Egalité' (1747-1793) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1786
Materials
Mezzotint
Measurements
26.5 in (h)19 in (w)
Order this imageCollection
Dorneywood House and Gardens, Buckinghamshire
NT 1507309
Summary
Mezzotint, Louis-Philippe-Joseph, Duke of Orleans 'Philippe Egalité' (1747-1793), John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812) after Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-92), 1786. A mezzotint print by John Raphael Smith after a full-length portrait by Joshua Reynolds depicting the Duke of Orléans wearing the Hussar's uniform and the ribbon of the Saint-Esprit (Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 404555). Below the Duke is an unidentified groom holding a charger, and in the distance a castle on a hill. The portrait was commissioned by George IV and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1786. A copy by Samuel Drummond is at Petworth (NT 485072). See also RCIN 640933.
Makers and roles
John Raphael Smith (Derby 1752 – Worcester 1812), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist