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This picture was painted to celebrate the role of the duchesse de Ventadour in ensuring the continuation of the Bourbon dynasty. She is shown leading the duc d’Anjou, the future Louis XV (1710–1774), whom she saved during the measles epidemic of 1712. They are surrounded by his forebears: Henri IV (1553–1610) is represented in a bust on the left; Louis XIII (1601–1643) in a bust on the right; Louis XIV (1638–1715) sits in the centre of the picture; Louis, the Grand Dauphin (1661–1711), stands leaning against his father’s chair; and on the right stands Louis XIV’s grandson and the duc d’Anjou’s father, Louis, duc de Bourgogne (1682–1712). The wealth and power of the dynasty is underlined by the palatial setting which evokes Versailles and its Apollonian imagery.

The Wallace Collection

London

Title

Madame de Ventadour with Portraits of Louis XIV and His Heirs

Date

1715–1720

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 127.6 x W 161 cm

Accession number

P122

Acquisition method

acquired by Richard Seymour-Conway, 4th Marquess of Hertford by 1867; bequeathed to the nation by Lady Wallace, 1897

Work type

Painting

The Wallace Collection

Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, Greater London W1U 3BN England

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