François De Troy (1645-1730) Workshop Of. Portrait Of Louis III De Bourbon-condé

Oil on its canvas (not rentoilée) In its original frame (very beautiful model) in carved and gilded wood with Berain decoration. Total dimensions: 127 x 105 cm. The canvas: 102 x 80 cm Portrait of Louis III of Bourbon-Condé in armor before the battle of Steinkerque, he wears the blue cordon of the Holy Spirit. Her long, so-called "cascade" hairstyle descends around a large red bow, very popular for a short time around the years 1680-90. Louis III of Bourbon-Condé, Duke of Bourbon, Duke of Montmorency (1668-1689) then Duke of Enghien (1689-1709), then 6th Prince of Condé, Count of Sancerre (1709-1710), Count of Charolais (1709) ) and Lord of Chantilly, is a prince of the French blood born at the Hôtel de Condé in Paris on October 18, 1668 and died in Versailles on May 4, 1710. This blood prince, is the grandson of the Grand Condé, the brother of Louise-Bénédicte de Bourbon (Duchess of Maine) and the father of Louis IV Henri de Bourbon-Condé future principal minister of Louis XV. He married on July 24, 1685 Louise-Françoise de Bourbon known as Mademoiselle de Nantes, legitimized daughter of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan. Louis III de Bourbon-Condé followed the specific education of the princes of Condé who entrusted their sons to the Jesuit college since the beginning of the 17th century. From the age of five, he received a collective education at the Louis Le Grand College in Paris among the members of the nobility according to the Jesuit studiorum ratio then considered excellent. In 1684, that is to say after ten years spent in college, the Humanities completed, the education of the young Condé was about to end in the prince's sixteenth year. However the grandfather, the head of the family, the great Condé, more than the father of the prince, Henri-Jules de Bourbon Condé, made the decision to continue his studies to the young man through a preceptorial domestic education. It will take place in Paris in the family hotel, rue Monsieur le Prince, opposite the Palais du Luxembourg for two years before continuing after 1686, in Versailles with the exception of a few short stays in Chantilly, Fontainebleau or Chambord depending on the occupation. curiales. The equestrian art: He must quickly master the movements on horseback essential to any man of the Ancien Régime. In college, Louis III attended the Académie de Nobles where he received dance, fencing and horse riding lessons. On the other hand, the art of the merry-go-round is learned at an older age so that the body is sufficiently trained. From 1685, this training became intensive because it involved participating in the carousel organized by the Dauphin. The life-size warrior prince training seems to be able to wait. A year later, on December 28, 1686, he was given the Bourbon-Infanterie regiment and it was as a colonel that he participated in his first fight in September 1688 (20 years) during the war against the Augsburg league. under the orders of the bottlenose dolphin (26 years old). Although brave, he has passable military talents. He achieved his first military successes later in 1692 at the siege of Namur and Steinkerque. Our painting can be compared to a similar work of the same dimensions currently in the Prado Museum. "Colección Real (Real Alcázar, Madrid, 1734; Furriera del rey-Casas arzobispales, Madrid, alcoba primera, 1747, nº 375; Palacio Real Nuevo, Madrid, pinturas modernas-primera alcoba, 1747, nº 375; Palacio del Buen Retiro, Madrid, galería del mediodía, 1772, nº 375; Buen Retiro, 1794, nº 865) »François de Troy (Toulouse 1645 - Paris 21 November 1730). Coming from a family of Languedoc artists, he was trained in his father's studio and then in Paris with Claude Lefebvre who taught him the profession of portrait painter. This explains the sure technique and the serious atmosphere of his works. In 1671, he was admitted to the Academy and obtained the order for two paintings for the King's Buildings. He was received as an academician in 1674 as a painter of history. De Troy is an heir to the French tradition: his art is imbued with realism and restraint. Having become the portrait painter of the children of Louis XIV and Madame de Montespan, he produced prestigious works in their honor. François de Troy played an essential role in the evolution of portraiture in France at the end of the 17th century, paving the way for two illustrious cadets, Nicolas de Largillierre and Hyacinthe Rigaud. Beautiful original condition. Sold with detailed invoice & certificate. Payment facilities on request