Louis-Philippe's Arrival at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville on July 31 1830
by PERRAULT, Léon-Jean-Bazille, Oil on canvas, 80 x 175 cm
In the wake of the events of the July Revolution in 1830 Charles X abdicated and Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orleans, became the Lieutenant General of the Kingdom on July 31 1830. He left riding the Royal Palace to get to the town hall of Paris.