Philip, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, c1715-1746. Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere

Philip, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, c1715-1746. Artist: Nicolas de Largilliere

1-156-477 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Philip, Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, 1715-1746. Philip (1674-1723) ruled France as Regent from 1715 during the minority of Louis XV. Here he is portrayed as Bacchus, the Roman god of wine (Dionysus in the Greek pantheon) beside a statue of Silenus, drunken attendant and nurse to Bacchus.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Nicolas de Largilliere, attributed to: French: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Philip, Duke of Orleans: French: Duke, regent of France

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

History & Politics Other

Religion & Belief Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3584x4878
File Size : 51,219kb


Aliases

  1. 004083
  1. 004083
  1. 0390003236
  1. 1-156-477
  1. 1156477
  1. 3236

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