166 - François Louis GOUNOD (1758–1823)

François Louis GOUNOD (1758–1823) Portrait of Charles-Philippe of France, Monsieur, Count of Artois (1757–1836). Graphite on paper. Oval-shaped drawing, signed lower right “Gounod del(ineavit).”, forming a pair with the portrait of the Duchess of Angoulême (next lot). Here, the Count of Artois is wearing the uniform of Colonel General of the National Guards of the Kingdom of France (a title he has held since 1814) and is displaying his numerous decorations: the Golden Fleece, the ribbon and plaque of the Order of the Holy Spirit, the cross of the Military and Royal Order of Saint Louis, and the Lily decoration (which was awarded only to members of the National Guard). In a rectangular gilded wooden frame with palmette motifs. H. 18.2 x W. 14 cm. Frame: H. 34.5 x W. 30.5 cm. Provenance English private collection. The British provenance of these prints suggests they were produced there before 1814, since the future Charles X and his niece and daughter-in-law, the Duchess of Angoulême, resided there in exile until 1814: Marie-Thérèse at Hartwell Castle, where she had lived since 1807 with her uncle Louis XVIII, while Charles-Philippe lived in London from 1799 onward, first at 46 Baker Street, then from 1805 to 1814 at 72 South Audley Street.