530. Hyacinthe Rigaud (1659-1743),

French, Louis XIV, 1701.

Oil on canvas, 277 x 194 cm.

Musée du Louvre, Paris. Classicism.

 

 

Ordered to be given to the King of Spain, this portrait was such a success at the French court that it remained in the country. It represented ‘the power, pomp and circumstance’ of the absolutist ruler.