King Louis XVI, King of France (1754–1793) (after Joseph Siffred Duplessis)
Johann Gotthard von Müller (Bernhausen 1747 – Stuttgart 1830)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1790
Materials
Gilt, wood and paper
Measurements
820 x 655 mm
Place of origin
Nuremberg
Order this imageCollection
Basildon Park, Berkshire
NT 266602.2
Summary
Print, engraving, King Louis XVI, King of France (1754–1793) (after Joseph Siffred Duplessis). Whole-length portrait with the king dressed in ermine robes and leaning on a sceptre. His crown is lying on a stool to his left. Engraved by Johann Gotthard von Muller (1747-1830) and published by Johann Friedrich Frauenholz, Nuremberg, 1790.
Provenance
Norman Blackburn c.1980; Lord and Lady Iliffe, by whom gifted to the National Trust, October 1992.
Makers and roles
Johann Gotthard von Müller (Bernhausen 1747 – Stuttgart 1830), engraver (printmaker) Johann Friedrich Frauenholz (1758 - 1822), publisher after Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (Carpentras 1725 - Versailles 1802), artist