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Description: | During Napoleon's reign Louis XVIII, his family and entourage were forced into exile in Britain. During that time the King leased Hartwell House in Buckinghamshire and housed 140 people there. This portrait was given to the Lee family who owned the house, as a marker of their hospitality. Robert Lefèvre was a leading French portraitist, who had been commissioned by Napoleon as well as the subsequent monarchy. A version of this portrait by Lefèvre is in the Musée Caranavalet in Paris. The differences in quality suggest that the Buckinghamshire version was produced by Lefèvre's studio rather than the artist himself. | Subjects: | portrait (King Louis XVIII of France) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Lefèvre, Robert (French painter, 1755-1830) Æ Attributed to studio of Previously attributed to Lefèvre, Robert (French painter, 1755-1830) and studio | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8877... | Go to resource |
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