By Fleury-François Richard, this painting is Valentine of Milan Mourning her Husband, the Duke of Orléans, who was killed by the Duke of Burgundy in 1407. This painting was a seminal work in a new style of French painting known as the Troubadour Style, focusing on depictions of historical scenes from the Medieval era. While having clear roots in Neoclassicism, the Troubadour Style also served as a forerunner of Romanticism.
Richard (1777-1852) was a student of (who else?) Jacques-Louis David and gained great favor among the French elite; among his patrons was Empress Josephine herself.
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