Workshop of Elisabeth-Louise VIGEE LE BRUN. 1755-1842

Portrait of Marie Antoinette and her children.

19th century French school

From Henri IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty to Napoleon III, the last Emperor of the French, the exhibition presents the portraits of the sovereigns who have made the history of France.

Thirty portraits of senior figures who have succeeded each other on the throne of France are presented in a chronological and didactic way, an invitation to rediscover these Kings and Queens who have gone through three centuries of the History of France from the Bourbons to the two Empires, passing by the French Revolution, the Restoration and the July Monarchy.

Paintings, sculptures, drawings and works of art, from the collection of the Imperial Art gallery, trace in a non-exhaustive way a rich period in the history of France. The works are placed in their historical context, each illustrating an image of the sovereign, as it is apprehended at the time of its creation.

The exhibition is organized around three rooms which contextualize three major periods in the history of France

- The Bourbon kings from Louis XIII to Louis XVI,

from greatness to fall

- From Napoleon I to Napoleon III, from one Empire to another

- The Monarchical Restoration in the 19th century,

from Louis XVIII to Louis-Philippe

Exhibition curator: Emmanuelle Le Bail, cultural and scientific director, assisted by Bochra Bouslama and Jérôme Cortade, in charge of historical research

from October 05 to November 12, 2022

FREE ENTRANCE

Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.