Portrait of Louis XIV

Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1701

$249

Size

These sizes keep the painting’s true proportions. Want a different shape? Email us and we’ll adapt it.

Frame

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After you order

What happens next

1An artist is assigned. Your painting goes to one of our painters as soon as the order is in.

2It is painted. Oil on canvas, layer by layer. 3 to 4 weeks.

3The approval promise. We send you a photo of the finished painting before it ships, and we change anything that is not right.

4It ships tracked. 4 to 10 working days to most countries, door to door.

The painting

Portrait of Louis XIV

Rigaud painted the king in 1701, aged 63, in his coronation robes of blue velvet and ermine, with the sword of Charlemagne at his side and his famous legs in white silk stockings. Louis liked it so much he kept it. It is in the Louvre.Your copy starts on a blank canvas after you order and is painted in oil by hand. You approve it from a photo before it leaves us.

About the original

Painted in: 1701
Original size: 277 × 194 cm (109.1 × 76.4 in)
Where it hangs: Louvre, Paris

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Detail

Specification

Medium	Oil on canvas
Painting size
Framed size
Frame
Orientation
Dominant colour
Arrives	Rolled, ready for local framing
Packed	Rolled in a protective tube
Turnaround	3 to 4 weeks, then delivery

The hand behind it

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Hyacinthe Rigaud was the great portraitist of Louis XIV’s France. His grand portraits are full of velvet, ermine and swirling drapery, and his 1701 portrait of Louis XIV in coronation robes, in the Louvre, set the pattern for royal portraits across Europe. Born in Perpignan, he trained in Montpellier and Lyon and moved to Paris in 1681, winning the Prix de Rome in 1682. He painted four generations of the Bourbon dynasty, along with nobles, clergy and wealthy merchants. There is a museum dedicated to him in Perpignan. Gaspard de Gueidan Playing the Musette, in Aix-en-Provence, shows his skill with rich costume and a theatrical pose.

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Looking after it

Care and hanging

Keep it out of direct sun. Oil paint and varnish yellow and crack under prolonged UV. An interior wall away from a south-facing window is ideal.

Dust it, do not clean it. A dry, soft brush once or twice a year. No water, no sprays, no cleaning products.

Avoid damp and heat. Not above a radiator, not in a bathroom. Canvas expands and contracts with humidity.

Hang it at eye level. The centre of the painting about 145 cm (57 in) from the floor, on two fixings so it sits level.

Before you buy

Questions

How is the finish priced?

The price you see is the painting at the size you chose, in the finish you chose, and it updates as you change either. Rolled arrives in a protective tube, ready for local framing. Stretched arrives on wooden bars, ready to hang. Framed arrives in its frame, ready to hang. Stretched and framed go up to 60 × 90 cm (24 × 36 in); larger paintings travel rolled.

How long does it take?

Painting begins after you order and takes 3 to 4 weeks, including drying and the photo you approve. Delivery then takes 4 to 10 working days to most countries. More on delivery times.

Will it look exactly like the original?

It is painted by a person, so no. Brushwork varies between copies, which is the difference between a painting and a poster.

What if I do not like it?

Ninety days from delivery, full refund.

Can I get Portrait of Louis XIV in a different size or shape?

Yes. Portrait of Louis XIV is painted to the size you want, in the original’s proportions, or adapted to another shape on request. Stretched and framed go up to 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in). The original measures 277 x 194 cm (109.1 x 76.4 in).

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