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Frans II POURBUS (1569-1622), entourage of
Portrait of Louis…
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146
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Frans II POURBUS (1569-1622), entourage of
Portrait of Louis…
See original version (French)
Estimate €6,000 - €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Frans II POURBUS (1569-1622), entourage of
Portrait of Louis XIII in armour at the age of 22, c. 1624
Oil on copper.
H_23 cm L_18 cm
Restoration.
Inscription "Louis XIII Roy de France Agé de XXII ans".
This rare portrait of the young king in armour is to be compared with the various portraits produced by Pourbus and his workshop in the early years of Louis XIII's reign. A Flemish painter from a dynasty of artists, Pourbus was one of the finest portraitists of his time. Queen Marie de Médicis brought him to court to depict members of the royal family, in particular Henri IV, who was assassinated shortly after his portrait was painted.
Reasonably sized, our painting was produced for private devotion to the royal image. It is particularly rare to see youthful portraits of Louis XIII that allow us to know his age at the time of painting.
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