Portret van minister Louis Blanc 1848

"Portret van minister Louis Blanc" is a lithograph by Marie-Alexandre Alophe, created in 1848 and now part of the Rijksmuseum collection. The work depicts Louis Blanc, a prominent French politician, standing with a thoughtful expression and leaning against a table with books on it. The background features a lightly sketched building, likely a government building, reflecting Blanc's political career. This lithograph is a fine example of the portrait genre, capturing Blanc's likeness and reflecting his social and political standing during the turbulent era of the French Revolution of 1848.