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Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orleans and His Son Louis-Phillipe Joseph, Duc de Chartres

1759
Not on view
Born into the lower classes, Carmontelle served as aide-de-camp and topographer to the Orléans regiment during the Seven Years War, when his caricatures gained him considerable popularity. After the war he was employed by the Orléans household in various capacities, including reader to the young duc de Chartres. Carmontelle is best known today for the portraits of society figures he made during this period. He produced only six prints; the present composition is his most ambitious.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orleans and His Son Louis-Phillipe Joseph, Duc de Chartres
  • Artist: Louis de Carmontelle (French, Paris 1717–1806 Paris)
  • Date: 1759
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (29.7 × 20 cm)
    Plate: 11 5/8 x 7 3/4in. (29.5 x 19.7cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1996
  • Object Number: 1996.275
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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Woman Playing the Violin, Seen from the Back, Louis de Carmontelle French, Red and black chalk, graphite, gouache and watercolor
Woman Playing the Violin, Seen from the Back
Louis de Carmontelle
ca. 1758–59
Portrait of Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt (1722-1794), Louis de Carmontelle French, Etching
Portrait of Pierre Victor, baron de Besenval de Brünstatt (1722-1794)
Louis de Carmontelle
1759–89
Woman Playing the Violin, Seen from the Front, Louis de Carmontelle French, Red and black chalk, graphite, and watercolor
Woman Playing the Violin, Seen from the Front
Louis de Carmontelle
ca. 1758–59
Madame la Marquise de Coëtlogon, Louis de Carmontelle French, Pencil(?), black and red chalk, watercolor with white chalk highlights
Madame la Marquise de Coëtlogon
Louis de Carmontelle
ca. 1777
Madame la Comtesse de Boufflers and Thérèse, Louis de Carmontelle French, Pencil, black and red chalk, watercolor with white chalk highlights
Madame la Comtesse de Boufflers and Thérèse
Louis de Carmontelle
mid-1760s

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