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Description: | This grandiose image follows in the tradition of French royal portraiture established by Rigaud's portrait of Louis XIV. Philippe, Duc d'Orléans was Louis' nephew and was anointed Regent from 1715-1723 during the minority of Louis XV. He is depicted wearing armour and holding the baton of a Marshal of the French armies to underline the military basis of France's (and his own) power. | Subjects: | portrait (Philippe Duc d'Orléans) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Santerre, Jean-Baptiste (French painter, 1651-1717) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9163... | Go to resource |
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