Young Prince In Armor. Louis-ferdinand Elle The Younger And Workshop (1649-1717)

France, 17th century period, circa 1670-1680 Oil on canvas and original stretcher. Original frame in carved wood and period gilding decorated with oak leaves and acorns. Total dimensions: 110 x 90 cm This young and handsome prince with a thin so-called "croc" mustache is undoubtedly reminiscent of King Louis XIV because of his dress code, he is dressed in armor and his elbow is pressed on the corner of a table where his feathered helmet is placed. He wears a fine lace tie on a large red bow, which dates this beautiful portrait to the years 1670-1680 The Elle, nicknamed "Ferdinand" or "Elle Ferdinand", are a family of painters of Flemish origin active between 1601 and 1717. The first of the line, Ferdinand Elle (around 1580-1637), probably a native of Mechelen, came to France at the very beginning of the 17th century. *Louis-Ferdinand Elle the younger was born in 1649 in Paris, and died in 1717 in Rennes, he was painter to the King of France, member of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture from 1681. Specializing in portraits, Louis Ferdinand Elle le Jeune was trained by his father and his uncle in the family workshop located on rue Mazarine in Paris. He became a professor at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture from 1681 to 1685, when the Edict of Nantes was revoked. Then was subjected to police surveillance until his conversion to Catholicism. The sharing of his father's estate in 1690 financially weakened the family workshop. In 1695, Louis Ferdinand Elle le Jeune left Paris and settled in Rennes. The Elle painter's studio ended with the death of Louis-Ferdinand Elle le Jeune in 1717. Very good condition. Sold with invoice & certificate