La France
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
433; 288
About this artwork
blindstempel, recto, gepreegd: Lugt 3987
Art Historical Context
**La France** is a striking 1834 lithography by Isidore-Laurentoy, measuring 288 mm high by 433 mm wide. Created during France's July Monarchy under King Louis-Philippe, this captures the era's growing fascination with national identity through visual art. Deroy, a skilled Belgian-born lithographer active in Paris was renowned for his precise and evocative reproductions, often blending portraiture with allegorical themes. The title *La France* evokes the personification of the nation, a motif popularized in French imagery to symbolize liberty, strength, and cultural pride. Lithography, the me...