CD. French school of the 19th century.
"View of the Palace of Holyrood; place of exile of King Charles X".
Ink and wash drawing, monogrammed "CD" and dated "1831". Captioned "There, dethroned by an unholy plot.
A proscribed sovereign, far from faithless subjects,
alone with two children in seclusion atones,
The misfortune of being king".
17 x 18 cm.
Framed under glass.
(Insolate)
In the left tower of the façade of Holyrood Castle (near Edinburgh, Scotland), Charles X's place of exile after his abdication between 1830 and 1832, we can see his two grandchildren: the Duc de Bordeaux (1820-1883, Henri V, Comte de Chambord) and Louise d'Artois (1819-1864), his sister.
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