Portrait of Louis, Grand Dauphin of France

ca. 1680-1685 (Baroque)

62 cm 77 cm

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Louis (1661-1711), as the eldest son and heir of the French king Louis XIV, bore the title grand dauphin. His flowing hair is a wig and represents the latest court fashion. The effect of the loose flesh in his cheeks is countered by the assertive discipline of his Roman-style...

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Robert Napier, West Shandon, near Glasgow; Shandon Collection Sale, Christie's London, April 11, 1877, lot no. 2108; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1877, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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