St. Gothard Hospital, St. Gothard, Switzerland: Louis-Philippe, Duke of Chartres, travelling incognito, is turned away when seeking help from the hospital. Mezzotint by J. Franklin after H. Vernet.
- Vernet, Horace, 1789-1863.
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An episode on 28 August 1793 during the wanderings of the future King Louis Philippe while a homeless refugee in Switzerland from the French Revolution. On foot, accompanied only by a servant, he approached the hospitium of Saint Gothard. It was on the 28th of August, 1793. He rang the bell, at which a Capuchin friar appeared at the window and said, "What do you want?" Louis Philippe replied "I request some food for my companion and myself." "My good young men," said the friar, "we do not admit foot-passengers here, particularly of your description." "But, reverend father," replied Louis Philippe, "we will pay whatever you demand." "No, no," added the Capuchin, pointing to a shed where some muleteers were partaking of Alpine cheese, "that little inn there is good enough for you." (adapted from J.S.C Abbott, Louis Philippe, New York 1902)
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