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Arrivée Devant Portsmouth (Arrival Off Portsmouth)

1846
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In October 1844, Louis Philippe, King of the French, crossed the Channel to make a week-long visit to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Windsor Castle. This naval scene shows the king arriving off the English coast near Portsmouth on October 8th, his ship "Le Gomer" accompanied by supporting vessels. The print comes from a bound set of twenty-five lithographs published in 1846 to commemorate the journey. Related text, pp. 7-8 describes the subject.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Arrivée Devant Portsmouth (Arrival Off Portsmouth)
  • Series/Portfolio: Voyage de Sa Majésté Louis-Philippe 1er, Roi des Français: au Château de Windsor
  • Artist: Thomas Sewell Robins (British, Devonport 1810–1880 London)
  • Artist: Jean Baptiste Henri Durand-Brager (French, Dol 1814–1879 Crimea)
  • Publisher: Chaillou, Paris
  • Printer: Lemercier & Cie. (French, Paris)
  • Subject: Louis Philippe, King of France (French, Paris 1773–1850 Claremont, Surrey)
  • Date: 1846
  • Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
  • Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 × 16 9/16 in. (31.8 × 42 cm)
    Sheet: 22 9/16 × 15 7/8 in. (57.3 × 40.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1941
  • Object Number: 41.102.160(2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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