French school, after Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825): A portrait of Pope Pius VII, oil on canvas, 19th C.

Dimensions:

Work: 87,3 x 74,5 cm

Frame: 114,8 x 93,4 cm

A 19th-C. frame with the papal coat of arms.

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The painting is a replicate of a work by Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). The original, painted to thank the pope for assisting at the coronation of Napoleon I of France, can be seen in the Louvre Museum, Paris, inv. 3701 (link). Fait divers, The Guardian included this portrait in the series 'The best popes in art' (link).

 Provenance:

Ex-collection Tiberghien-Cortyl (two labels at the reverse).