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The property includes the main house, guest quarters, three guest cottages, a private 9-hole golf course, and 13 man-made lakes. [3] When the Annenbergs were in residence, the main house hosted a significant art collection acquired by the couple, with about 50 [6] works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Andrew Wyeth, and Monet.
Jupiter and Io by Correggio, one of the few paintings to leave the Orleans Collection before the French Revolution.(Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)The Orleans Collection was a very important collection of over 500 paintings formed by Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, mostly acquired between about 1700 and his death in 1723. [1]
The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the Royal Collection Trust .
Bertrand (third, from right) with his mother and siblings, 1957. The third son of Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza and Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria, his elder brothers are, in order, Luiz of Orléans-Braganza who claimed to be Head of the Brazilian Imperial Family until 2022 and Eudes of Orléans-Braganza, who renounced his dynastic rights to the Brazilian throne in order to marry a ...
In 1635 Van Dyck had painted a portrait of the same three children, which was intended to be sent to the Queen's sister Christina, in exchange for portraits of the Duchess's children. However, the King was angry with Van Dyck for showing Prince Charles wearing skirts, worn only by younger children, so the artist painted a second group portrait ...
The 4th House of Orléans (French: Maison d'Orléans), sometimes called the House of Bourbon-Orléans (French: Maison de Bourbon-Orléans) to distinguish it, is the fourth holder of a surname previously used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet.
Arthus-Bertrand is a maker of medals and decorations. [1] It was founded in Paris in 1803 by Claude Arthus-Bertrand, an army officer during the French Revolution. [2] Artists who have designed for the firm include Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (sculptor of the Statue of Liberty) and Fernand Léger. The company employs nearly 300 people.
Bertrand (1417 - 1497), count of Auvergne and Boulogne; [2] Gabrielle (c. 1420 - 1474), married in 1442 with Louis de Bourbon , count of Montpensier and dauphin of Auvergne ; [ 3 ] Isabelle (d. 1488), married in 1450 to William, Viscount of Limoges , and in 1457 to Amanieu of Albret ; [ 2 ]