François Gérard, After - Large Bust Portrait Of Louis XVIII- Hst

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Bust portrait of Louis XVIII 
Oil on canvas
Stuccoed and gilded wooden frame
Dimensions : H. 65,5 ; W. 51 (cm.) ; with frame : H. 84,5 ; W. 71 (cm.)
France, Restoration period 

A work after François GERARD (1770-1837)
King Louis XVIII, in a three-quarter bust to the right, is wearing a blue frock coat with gold epaulettes embossed with a crown and gold buttons. He is wearing the great blue cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit.

 Work in comparison:

The Château de Versailles holds a repeat of Baron Gérard's portrait of Louis XVIII, of similar dimensions (Canvas; 65 x 54 cm), by Madame Marie-Éléonor Godefroid (1778-1843) (cf. Claire Constans, Musée national du château de Versailles, les peintures, volume I, n°2283, p. 404 - RMN 1995)

Condition report :
minor wear and restorations, a chip to the frame.