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LEMERCIER : 57 RUE DE SEINE, PARIS

Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France

c.1800-1876

Lithograph | 25.7 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 852153

A lithograph after a portrait of a man identified as Charles VIII, King of France (1470-1498), formerly reputed to be by Raphael. According to Ruland (1876), the painting was sold in Paris as a Raphael in 1864. With inscription at lower right.

  • Creator(s)

    Lemercier : 57 Rue de Seine, Paris (printer)

    After a work previously attributed to Raphael (Urbino 1483-Rome 1520) (artist)

  • 25.7 x 18.5 cm (sheet of paper)

    22.2 x 14.7 cm (image)

  • Carolus VIII

  • Added to the Prince Consort's Raphael Collection (c.1853-76)

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