The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans
Painting by Joseph-Désiré Court
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The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans (French: Le Mariage de Léopold Ier, roi de Belges, et de Louise d'Orléans) is an 1837 history painting by the French artist Joseph-Désiré Court.[1][2] It depicts the wedding between Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans that took place at the Château de Compiègne on 9 August 1832. Leopold, the first King of Belgium with strong connections to the British Royal Family, made a dynastic match with Louise who was the eldest daughter of the French monarch Louis Philippe I.[3][4] France had provided military support to Belgium against the Netherlands during recent fighting in the wake of the Belgian Revolution.
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| The Wedding of Leopold I of Belgium and Louise of Orléans | |
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| Artist | Joseph-Désiré Court |
| Year | 1837 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, history painting |
| Dimensions | 263 cm × 393 cm (104 in × 155 in) |
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The painting was commissioned by Louis Philippe I[5] to commemorate the event. Today the work hangs at the Château de Compiègne. A version also exists in the collection of the Musée de l'Histoire de France at the Palace of Versailles.[6]
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