The Société du Palais-Royal
by CARMONTELLE, Louis Carrogis de, Red and black chalk, watercolour and gouache, heightened with white, 322 x 427 mm
At centre, surrounded by the aristocracy of the Palais-Royal, Louis Philippe d’Orl�ans stands next to his father the duc d’Orl�ans. Due to his closeness with members of high society, Carmontelle was able to document the daily life of the aristocracy. Thanks to him we are able observe the final flourishing of the nobility under the Ancien R�gime, before the changes to society wrought by the Revolution.