Louis-Philippe Being Decorated with the Order of the Garter
by GOSSE, Nicolas-Louis-François, Oil on canvas, 217 x 268 cm
During his journey in England in October 1844, Louis-Philippe was decorated with the important Order of the Garter by Queen Victoria at the Windsor Castle. Nicolas Gosse, especially appreciated for his theatrical composition, was commissioned a painting to commemorate the event. According to the exhibition catalogue Louis-Philippe, l’Homme et le Roi, the work was inspired by Louis Hughe’s watercolour, dated 1844.