Henri-Pierre Danloux - Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844) and Charles F

Henri-Pierre Danloux - Louis Antoine de Bourbon, duc d'Angoulême (1775-1844) and Charles Ferdinand d'Artois, duc' d'Berrie (1778-1820), Sons of Charles X, King of France, a pair of oval oils on canvas laid onto panel, one signed and dated 1797, each 24cm x 18.5cm, both within gilt composition frames with applied titled plaques. Note: Danloux fled the French Revolution in the early 1790s settling in London. The arrival of Charles Philippe, Count of Artois (later King Charles X of France) and his sons in Edinburgh attracted the artist north to paint the portraits of his fellow countrymen who had established an 'emigré court' in the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Danloux's portrait of the duc d'Angoulême was engraved by Philipp Audinet in 1799 (see National Portrait Gallery, London, cat no. NPG D20429). Versions of both portraits by Danloux can be found in the collection of the Palace of Versailles, inventory nos. MV6923 & MV6924). Provenance: gifts from the sitters to Lord Adam Gordon (1726-1801) commander-in-chief of the forces of North Britain, thence by family descent. Lord Gordon had greeted Artois and his sons at the quayside on their arrival in Edinburgh, where half of the city had turned out to witness the spectacle. Danloux painted Lord Gordon's portrait in 1799, now in the collection of the National Galleries Scotland inventory no. PG192). References: Alan Wintermute (et al), '1789: French Art During the Revolution' (University of Washington Press, 1989) p.105; Stephen Wood, 'The Auld Alliance, Scotland and France, the Military Connection' (Mainstream, 1989) p.109.