(RETURN FROM LOUIS XVIII 3 MAY 1814.) By... - Lot 472 - Vermot et Associés

(RETURN FROM LOUIS XVIII 3 MAY 1814.) By the KING, The Marquis de CHABANNES, first Aide-de-Camp of the King, and charged with the full powers of H.M. in the Northern Provinces . "The moment of deliverance is approaching; your King, accompanied by the daughter of Louis XVI, and followed by the Prince of Condé, and the Father of the Duke of Enghien, is ready to arrive among you; MONSIEUR, Brother of Louis XVIII, and his august sons have already preceded him in the east, south, and west of France; they announce the paternal intentions of your King, and guarantee you in his name the return of happiness and Peace... May the cry of VIVE LE ROI, so dear to our fathers, be heard on all sides... May the white flag fly over your cities... The King will keep the Imperial Guard and to all Generals, officers and soldiers who embrace his cause... Brave FLAMANDS, ARTESIANS AND PICARDS, receive at the same time the homage... of our King.... Instructions..." Closet (54 x 44) State A.