Portrait of Louis XVIII, 1814

  • André Galle, French, 1761-1833

Bronze with brown patina

  • Overall: 2 5/8 inches (6.7 cm)

Gift of David and Constance Yates

1995.86

[Signed and dated on the reverse; signed on the front face.]

Inscribed, on the front face: LVDOVICVS.XVIII.FRANC.ET.NAV.REX. GALLE FECIT Inscribed, verso: ILLIC.FAS.REGNA.RESVRGERE ADVENTVS.REGIS III.MAI.MDCCCXIV GALLE FECIT

David and Constance Yates (New York, New York, USA)

1995-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Thieme-Becker dictionary of artists, entry under Galle, André, p. 107.

André Galle, Portrait of Louis XVIII, 1814, bronze with brown patina. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of David and Constance Yates, 1995.86.