PORTRAIT OF LOUIS XVII

Creator(s): Unknown (Miniaturist) , Alexander Kucharski (After)

Currently in storage

About this object

Represented in 3/4 length is a young boy with face to front and body turned to the left. He is wearing a blue coat with frilly white collar and cuffs. On his lapel is a star and the red sash of the Order of the Holy Ghost. He holds a swagger stick under his left arm. Represents Louis XVII, son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. After a portrait by Alexander Kucharski.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF LOUIS XVII

Made from:

Watercolor on ivory -- metal frame

Made in:

FRANCE

Date made:

Mid 19th c.-Late 19th c.

Size:

9.5 x 6.5 cm (3 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

53.63

Class:

MINIATURE

Signature marks:

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973