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François Séraphin Delpech (1778-1825)

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France published 1840

Lithograph | 23.4 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852154

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France

François Séraphin Delpech (1778-1825)

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France published 1840

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 (1470-98), formerly reputed to be by Raphael. According to Ruland (1876), the painting was sold in Paris as a Raphael in 1864. Published in F.S. Delpech, Iconographie francaise, Paris 1840, plate 55.

Provenance

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

Creator(s)

Search the collection François Séraphin Delpech (1778-1825)
(lithographer)

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

Medium and techniques

Lithograph

lithograph

Measurements

23.4 x 16.3 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Category
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.2

Alternative title(s)

Charles VIII.

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