Portrait of Louis XIV | |
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French: Portrait de Louis XIV en costume de sacre | |
Artist | Hyacinthe Rigaud |
Year | 1701 |
Medium | oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 277 cm × 194 cm (109 in × 76 in) |
Location | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
Accession | INV 7492 |
Portrait of Louis XIV in Coronation Robes was painted in 1701 by the French painter Hyacinthe Rigaud after being commissioned by the king who wanted to satisfy the desire of his grandson, Philip V, for a portrait of him. Louis XIV kept it hanging at Versailles. It has since become the most recognisable portrait of the king.