Lot n° 505
Estimation :
1000 - 1500
EUR
OFFICIAL VISIT OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE - Lot 505
OFFICIAL VISIT OF KING LOUIS-PHILIPPE
...IN GREAT BRITAIN.
Beautiful set of 14 large lithographs printed by Lemercier in Paris, representing the important moments of the official visit of the French sovereign to Queen Victoria of Great Britain, in October 1844. Representative : "Landing at Gosport", "Military Honours to the King at Gosport", "King's Arrival at Windsor", "King's Reception under the Peristyle", "The King at Eton College", "Farewell of the Queen of England to the French Navy", "Interior of the Queen's Carriage", " Visit to Claremont House ", " The Duke of Montpensier at the Woolwich Arsenal ", " Presentation to the King of the Queen's children ", " The King's bedroom ", " Investiture ceremony ", " Presentation and reading of the address of the City of London ", " House of Orleans at Twickenham ". Preserved in natural wooden frames.
Freckles, traces of moisture, as is.
At sight: H.: 36 cm - W.: 55, 5 cm.
Frame: H.: 40, 5 cm - L.: 60 cm.
Provenance: former collection of Prince Henri of France, Count of Paris (1908-1999). Presented at the Louis-Philippe exhibition at the National Archives in 1974.