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| Keywords: Louis Marie Sicard - Portrait of King Louis XVI - Walters 3855.jpg Louis Marie Sicard was a painter at the French Court between 1780 and 1784 The signature R Fortin is a later addition Fortin a French artist who fled to England during the French Revolution exhibited at the Royal Academy in London misleadingly listing himself as a member of France's Royal Academy and painter to the French King Although well intentioned Louis XVI 1754-1793 lacked the intelligence and the foresight to cope with the radical changes occurring in France during his reign 1774-1893 He was imprisoned in 1792 and beheaded the following year between 1746 1825 watercolor on ivory gold enamel diamond cm 6 7 accession number 38 55 26823 William T Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T Walters Signature R Fortin place of origin France Walters Art Museum license 3D Louis Marie Sicard 18th-century portrait paintings in the Walters Art Museum 1780s French paintings in the Walters Art Museum Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Portrait paintings of Louis XVI of France 1780s 18th-century portrait miniatures of men 1780s 18th-century portrait paintings of men at half length 1780s 18th-century round portraits of men 1780s Badges of chivalric orders in portrait paintings 1780s Portrait paintings of men holding tricorne hats 1780s Sash of the Order of the Holy Spirit in portrait paintings 1780s Star of the Order of the Holy Spirit in portrait paintings 1780s Portrait miniatures in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
