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The Prince Henryk Lubomirski as Love of Glory

1788
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
At age six, Henryk Lubomirski (1777–1850) was abducted by a wealthy but distant relative, who, regretting her lack of a male heir, reared him as her own. Vigée Le Brun presents the handsome boy in the pose of a famous Crouching Venus of antiquity, as interpreted by the French sculptor Antoine Coysevox. His nudity is barely concealed by a red stole, a studio accessory belonging to the artist.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Prince Henryk Lubomirski as Love of Glory
  • Artist: Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (French, Paris 1755–1842 Paris)
  • Date: 1788
  • Medium: Oil on wood
  • Dimensions: 41 1/2 × 32 5/8 in. (105.5 × 83 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin (74.4)
  • Curatorial Department: European Paintings