Louis de Bourbon, Dauphin of France

Jean-Etienne Liotard, 1749 - 1750

Almost certainly made during Liotard’s successful campaign of portraiture at Versailles, this pastel is one of the many replicas of commissioned portraits of distinguished persons he kept for himself. Despite the insignia of the Order of the Saint-Esprit, it is an unusually informal presentation of the French crown prince, eldest son of Louis XV and father of Louis XVI.

  • Artwork typedrawing, pastel
  • Object numberSK-A-235
  • Dimensionsheight 60.4 cm x width 49.9 cm, weight 12.5 kg, height 76.8 cm x width 66.1 cm x weight 6.8 cm
  • Physical characteristicspastel op papier

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