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Lemercier : 57 Rue de Seine, Paris

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France c.1800-76

Lithograph | 25.7 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852153

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France

Lemercier : 57 Rue de Seine, Paris

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France c.1800-76

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

A lithograph after a portrait of a man identified as Charles VIII, King of France (1470-1498), formerly reputed to be by Raphael. According to Ruland (1876), the painting was sold in Paris as a Raphael in 1864. With inscription at lower right.

Provenance

Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Lemercier : 57 Rue de Seine, Paris
(printer)

After a work previously attributed to
Search the collection Raphael (1483-1520)
(artist)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Lithograph

lithograph

Measurements

25.7 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)

22.2 x 14.7 cm (image)
Groupings
Category
General Subject Prints
Object type(s)
visual works
prints
References

Other number(s)

Ruland : Ruland, C., 1876. The Works of Raphael Santi da Urbino as represented in the Raphael Collection in the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, formed by the Prince Consort, 1853-1861 and completed by Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Weimar – Ruland p.157 B.XXXII.1

Alternative title(s)

Carolus VIII

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