Portret van Adelheid van Champagne
anonymous; veuve Delpech (Naudet)
in of na 1818 - in of voor 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
179; 274
About this artwork
lithografie
Art Historical Context
### Portret van Adelheid van This striking lithograph portrays Adelheid van Champagne (c. 1140–1206), the 12th-century Queen consort of France and mother of King Philip II Augustus. Produced anonymously but printed by veuve Delpech (widow of the renowned French lithographer François Séraphin Delch) in collaboration with Naudet, the work dates to between 1818 and 1842. Measuring 274 high by 179 mm wide, it exemplifies the intimate scale of early 19th-century portrait prints, ideal for collectors' albums or illustrated histories. Lithography, the medium here, revolutionized printmaking after i...