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Puzzle Portraits of the Kings and Queens of England and France

1794
Not on view
The hidden profiles of George III and Queen Charlotte are created at right by the irregular outlines of crowned vase, while those of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette appear at left, created by two snakes holding up a fleur-de-lys.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Puzzle Portraits of the Kings and Queens of England and France
  • Artist and publisher: Daniel Orme (British, Manchester 1766–1837 Buxton, Derbyshire)
  • Subject: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
  • Subject: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
  • Subject: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Subject: Charlotte, Queen of England (1744–1818)
  • Date: 1794
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 13/16 in. (7.9 × 12.3 cm)
  • Classifications: Prints, Ephemera
  • Credit Line: Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.28.631
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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