The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhone by DELAROCHE, Paul

DELAROCHE, Paul

(b. 1797, Paris, d. 1856, Paris)

	The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhone 1829 Oil on canvas, 56 x 97 cm Wallace Collection, London
Two once famous pictures by Delaroche in the Wallace Collection illustrate the contrasting last days of the two great French Cardinals, Mazarin eager for wealth, Richelieu thirsting for revenge.