Louis De France, Duke Of Burgundy, Father Of Louis XV.

Louis of France, Duke of Burgundy son of the Grand Dauphin Louis of France died in 1711, grandson of King Louis XIV (brother of Philip V King of Spain). In 1771 he succeeded the death of his father, the Grand Dauphin, under the title and royal prerogatives of Dauphin of France, who was to succeed the King. He is often called by comparative order the Little Dauphin, still under the reign of his Grandfather Louis XIV. He did not become King because he died of smallpox in 1712, leaving for his sole heir his son Louis of France, Duc d'Anjou, future Louis XV then 2 years old who immediately became the new Dauphin. It is this little Prince future Louis XV aged 2 years to whom Louis XIV on his bed before dying in 1715 told him that he will become a great King. Portrait on his original canvas in very good condition, mounted on an oak frame. Large frame in gilt oak XVIII. Dimensions: Overall: Height: 69.1 cm - Width: 57.4 cm Canvas alone: ​​Height: 59.3 cm - Width: 48.1 cm