Réception du Roi Sous Le Péristyle (Reception of the King Under the Peristyle at Windsor Castle)
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 shows Queen Victoria welcoming Louis to Windsor Castle on October 8th, accompanied by Prince Albert and members of the court, and belongs to a bound set of twenty-five lithographs published in 1846 to commemorate the journey. Related text, pp. 17-18 describes the subject and concludes with a large relief plan that shows the castle in 1672.
Artwork Details
- Title: Réception du Roi Sous Le Péristyle (Reception of the King Under the Peristyle at Windsor Castle)
- 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: Jacques François Gaudérique Llanta (French, Paris 1807–1864 Perpignan)
- Lithographer: Michel Charles Fichot (French, Troyes 1817–1903 Paris)
- Publisher: Ackermann & Co., London (British, active 1829–55)
- 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: Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (German, Coburg 1819–1861 Windsor)
- Date: 1846
- Medium: Lithograph with tint stone
- Dimensions: Image: 12 15/16 × 16 13/16 in. (32.8 × 42.7 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(6)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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