The Congress of Paris


The Congress of Paris is an 1856 history painting by the French artist Édouard Dubufe. It depicts the international diplomats who assembled for the Congress of Paris that ended the Crimean War. It was exhibited at the Salon of 1857. Today it is on display in the Palace of Versailles. An engraving of the painting is in the Royal Collection.
Amongst those depicted in the painting are the Camillo Benso, [Count of Cavour|Count of Cavour], Henry Wellesley, 1st [Earl Cowley|Lord Cowley], Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov, Mehmed Emin [Âli Pasha], Count [Karl Ferdinand von Buol|Count von Buol], George [Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon|Earl of Clarendon]. Napoleon III is depicted by a bust on the left. Napoleon I, the uncle of the current French emperor, is portrayed in a painting on the right of the scene.