Louis Auguste, duc de Berry (later King Louis XVI, King of France [1754–1793] and Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Comte de ][Provence (later King Louis XVIII, King of France [1755-1824])
after François Hubert Drouais (Paris 1727 - Paris 1775)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1760 - 1799
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
785 x 815 mm (E)
Collection
Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire
NT 1548033
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Louis Auguste, duc de Berry (later King Louis XVI, King of France [1754–1793] and Louis-Stanislas-Xavier, Comte de ][Provence (later King Louis XVIII, King of France [1755-1824]), after François Hubert Drouais (Paris 1727 - Paris 1775). The original is at Cliveden (NT) - NT 766123.
Provenance
Bought May 1987; became the property of the National Trust, by donation, with all profits henceforward benefiting the houses and the charity, from Historic House Hotels Ltd and all its interests in Hartwell House and the other two Historic House Hotels, Bodysgallen Hall and Midddlethorpe Hall, in September 2008
Makers and roles
after François Hubert Drouais (Paris 1727 - Paris 1775), artist