Portraits
Portraits
LEMERCIER : 57 RUE DE SEINE, PARIS
Portrait of Charles VIII, King of France
c.1800-1876Lithograph | 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)
