Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1659 Perpignan – 1743 Paris,... Lot n° 417

PORTRAIT OF LOUIS DE BOURBON Oil on canvas. Doubled. 54 x 41 cm. In a magnificent gilt frame. The Duke of Burgundy was the eldest grandson of Louis XIV and brother of Philip V of Spain. Against a darker background, the half-portrait of the young Louis, Dauphin of France, Duke of Burgundy, facing right in shining armor, with a striking red rope and long curly allonge wig. He has thin lips, well-formed eyebrows and his shining brown eyes look out of the picture with dignity. A comparable work by Rigaud, depicting Louis de Rouvroy, duc de Saint-Simon, is in the Musee des Beaux Arts in Chartres with inv. no. 5409. Here it is not only the physiognomy of the portrait subject, but also the armor, the rope and the general painting style that prove the common origin of the works. (1401465) (19)