Portrait of a Young Boy,
Probably Louis XIV, King of France 1638-1715
Possibly from France, copy of an original from c. 1643
Oil on canvas
Silverman/Rodgers Collection
KSUM not yet numbered
37 ½" x 32" framed in gilt oval wood

The sitter is wearing a light-blonde curled periwig typical of the ones worn
at the court of Louis XIV in the early part of his reign. He wears a softly gathered lace trimmed cravat,
a fine white muslin chemise (shirt) trimmed in lace at the cuffs, an elaborate metal armor punctuated with gold
fleurs de lys, a red baldric trimmed with silver lace across his chest and gold fringed leather gloves.

Illustration of Louis XIV in 1660
From:
Albert Kretschmer and Carl Rohrbach, Die Trachten Der Völker: Vom
Beginn Der Geschichte Bis Zum 19. Jahrhundert, in 104 Tafeln Zusammengestellt,
Gezeichnet und Lithographirt. (Leipzig: J.G. Bach's Verlag, 1882), plate 88.

Kent State University Museum Library Collection

In this illustration, Louis XIV wears a flat crown hat with wide curved brims trimmed with feathers, a curled periwig, a
softly gathered lace trimmed cravat, a short bolero jacket over a fine white muslin chemise (shirt) gathered in small
volumes at the sleeves and trimmed with red ribbons, a baldric, petticoat breeches trimmed with yards of ribbon,
green stocking with ribbon garters and high-heeled shoes with red heels trimmed with ribbon.