''Les Gentilshommes du Duc d’Orléans dans l’habit de Saint-Cloud'' (English: The Duke of Orléan's Gentlemen dressed in the frock coats of Saint-Cloud) is one of Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux best known paintings which he painted in 1839. However, this painting is only a copy of the original

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from 1770. The painting shows six "gentlemen"(French: ''Gentilshommes'') dressed in red frock coats and black stockings which was the outfit for the countryside of the House of Orléans. The six gentlemen are (from left to right): The Chevalier de Gax, the Marquis de Périgny, the Chevalier de Saint-Mars, the Chevalier d’Estrées, the Baron de Tourempé and the Chevalier Desparts. This painting belonged to

Prince Emmanuel, Duke of Vendôme Prince Emmanuel of Orléans, Duke of Vendôme (Philippe Emmanuel Maximilien Marie Eudes; 18 January 1872 – 1 February 1931) was a French royal from the House of Orléans. Early life Emmanuel was born in Obermais, Meran on 18 January 1872. ...

. It was sold at auction with part of the Duke's estate when he died in 1931. Today the painting belongs to the collection of the

Musée Nissim de Camondo The Musée Nissim de Camondo is a historic house museum of French decorative arts located in the Hôtel Camondo at 63, rue de Monceau, on the edge of Parc Monceau, in the 8th arrondissement of Paris, France. The nearest Paris Métro stops are Vi ...

(Inv. CAM 568). In December 1987 an extract of the painting was the front cover of the magazine ''Vogue Décoration.'' The front cover showed the extract with the Chevalier de Gax (half of him), the Marquis de Périgny, the Chevalier de Saint-Mars and the Chevalier d’Estrées. The painting is very popular and is often copied and re-used as a design for wallpaper, cushions et cetera.Musée Nissim de CamondoVogue Décoration No. 12, December 1987 On 29 September 2015 the original painting (

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which belonged until this date to the estate of the late

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(1908-1999), a descendant of the former Royal Family of France, and his wife the Comtesse de Paris (1911-2003), was sold by

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in Paris for EUR 531'000.-.Une Collection pour l’Histoire Importants tableaux, dessins, meubles et souvenirs historiques appartenant à la Famille de France. Lot #6
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