Joseph FELON (1818-1896) The Entry of Louis XI into Toulouse, 25 May 1462 Large oil on canvas, signed and dated 1865 lower right H. 293 cm W. 233 cm approx HVS Wear, holes on the edges, pieces on the back and missing parts Exhibition : Probably Paris, Salon de 1865, N°806 ("The king swears to keep the customs, franchises and privileges of the city and county of Toulouse"). The work should be compared with a stained glass window by the glass painter Victor GESTA (1828-1894), presented at the Universal Exhibition of 1867 and documented by a print (Toulouse, Archives municipales, reference 45Fi118).