Le Roi au Collège d'Éton (The King at Eton College)
In October 1844 Louis Philippe, King of the French, crossed the Channel and made a week-long visit to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert at Windsor Castle. This image shows the king, queen and prince visiting Eton on October 12th. One of England's leading secondary schools, Eton is across the River Thames from Windsor. The print is part of a bound set of twenty-five lithographs published in 1846 to commemorate Louis's visit. Related text, pp. 43-44 describes the subject.
Artwork Details
- Title: Le Roi au Collège d'Éton (The King at Eton College)
- 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: Antoine Maurin, dit l'aîné (French, Perpignan 1793–1860 Paris)
- Lithographer: Michel Charles Fichot (French, Troyes 1817–1903 Paris)
- Publisher: Chaillou, Paris
- Printer: Lemercier & Cie. (French, Paris)
- Sitter: Louis Philippe, King of France (French, Paris 1773–1850 Claremont, Surrey)
- Sitter: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German, Coburg 1819–1861 Windsor)
- Sitter: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (British, 1769–1852)
- Date: 1846
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 12 5/8 × 16 11/16 in. (32 × 42.4 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(16)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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