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Gros was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of the Duchess of Angoulême in 1816 for the Chamber of Deputies. The work was exhibited at the Salon in 1817 and is now at Versailles. Gros painted a fully worked-up study of the Duchess and it is probable that the work now in The Bowes Museum is this study. In this painting Gros has handled the personal features of the Duchess in a softer, more private manner than in the final full-length portrait. The loose brushwork of the lace ribbons at the back of her head, and the jewels decorating her tiara, also indicate that this is perhaps a preparatory work. An inscription on the back of the canvas states that the portrait was bequeathed by Gros’ widow to the Duke of Bourdeaux. The Duchess of Angoulême was the daughter of Louis XVI and the wife of Louis-Antoine de Bourbon, Duke of Angoulême and son of Charles X.
Title
Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France (1778–1851), Duchesse d'Angoulême
Date
1817
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 73 x W 60.9 cm
Accession number
B.M.303
Acquisition method
bequeathed by the Founders, 1885
Work type
Painting
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP England
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