Présentation au Roi des Enfants de la Reine (Presentation to the King of the Queen's Children)
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 scene, which took place on October 8, shows the queen introducing three of her children to Louis–Victoria Princess Royal), Albert Prince of Wales, and Princess Alice. The print belongs to a bound set of twenty-five lithographs published in 1846 to commemorate the journey. Related text, pp. 19-20 describes the subject.
Artwork Details
- Title: Présentation au Roi des Enfants de la Reine (Presentation to the King of the Queen's Children)
- Series/Portfolio: Voyage de Sa Majésté Louis-Philippe 1er, Roi des Français: au Château de Windsor
- Artist: After Edouard Pingret (French, Saint-Quentin 1788–1875 Saint-Quentin)
- Lithographer: Adolphe Jean Baptiste Bayot (French (born Italy), Alessandria 1810–1871 Paris)
- Publisher: Chaillou, Paris
- Printer: Lemercier & Cie. (French, Paris)
- Sitter: Louis Philippe, King of France (French, Paris 1773–1850 Claremont, Surrey)
- Sitter: Queen Victoria (British, London 1819–1901 East Cowes, Isle of Wight)
- Sitter: Victoria, Princess Royal (British, London 1840–1901 Friedrichshof)
- Sitter: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (British, London 1841–1910 London)
- Sitter: Princess Alice Maud Mary of the United Kingdom (British, London 1843–1878 Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse)
- Date: 1846
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 12 15/16 × 17 1/16 in. (32.8 × 43.4 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(7)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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