Album of Portraits of Queen Marie-Antoinette

volume assembled between 1815 and 1942

Various Artists

Associated Names
Various Artists

Artist

René Simier

Bookbinder, French, 1772 - 1843

This is a photograph of a book cover. The cover is designed with intricate gold embellishments on a dark brown leather background. It features a central oval design with a regal emblem of fleurs-de-lis and a crown. Surrounding the central motif are symmetrical patterns with scrollwork and floral elements in gold. The corners and borders are adorned with circular and linear motifs. The use of gold contrasts against the dark material, highlighting the detailed craftsmanship.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 32 late 18th- and early 19th-century prints, six printed on silk, and 2 drawings hinged on wove paper in a repurposed binding, plus a manuscript account of the contents by Edward Clayton

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    book (closed): 50.5 × 36 × 2.5 cm (19 7/8 × 14 3/16 × 1 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.1665-1698

Associated Artworks

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Commemorative Medal on the Occasion of the Marriage of the Dauphin and Marie -Antoinette

Augustin de Saint-Aubin

1770

Death of Louis XV

Louis-Simon Lempereur, Nicolas Delaunay

1774

Un bon prince est aimé jusque dans ses enfans

Marie-Anne Croisier

1790

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in gold-tooled letters on spine of brown leather binding: LES / PIGEONS / PAR / MADAME / KNIP / TEXTE / PARIS / MDCCC XI / SIMIER / RELIEUR / DU ROI; in gold-tooled letters at bottom of front cover: SIMIER.R.DU ROI; inside front endpaper at upper left in graphite: F520 tee; inside back endpaper, at lower right in graphite 497 [written upsidedown]

Markings

Joseph Widener bookplate inside front endpaper

Watermarks

none [on wove paper mounts]

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