Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duc d'Orléans, on Horseback
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 5/16 × 13 1/16 in. (44 × 33.1 cm) Plate: 16 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (42.9 × 26.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.568.9
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Louis de Carmontelle|Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delafosse · 1717–1806
**Louis Carrogis Carmontelle** (15 August 1717 – 26 December 1806) was a multifaceted French artist, dramatist, architect, and inventor whose career bridged the worlds of courtly entertainment and innovative visual arts during the Rococo era. Born in Paris to a modest family—his father worked as a bootmaker—he rose through talent and wit from humble origins to serve prominent noble households. He ...