Antoine Alexandre MAROLLES (circa 1705 - Paris, 1751-53) Portrait of Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France in armour covered with a blue velvet coat decorated with fleurs-de-lys and edged with ermine. Watercolour and gum arabic on parchment Signed 'Marolles fecit / Desin du Roy' top left Empire period frame in chased and gilt bronze Portrait of Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774), watercolour and gum arabic on parchment, signed, by A. A. Marolles 1.96 x 2.79 in. 5.0 x 7.1 cm Provenance: Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016) ; Then by descent ; Private collection, Belgium (Slight crack at top left, oval marks in the corners) Antoine Alexandre Marolles, "Dessinateur du Cabinet du Roy", painted a portrait of King Louis XV in October 17501. However, the King's physical appearance in our portrait leads us to compare our miniature with the large portrait in coronation robes by Hyacinthe Rigaud, dated 1730 (Musée du Château de Versailles). From 1739 onwards, the artist presented works to the king, so we can assume that our portraitist later reinterpreted his model with features corresponding to the age of 25 to 30. 1 - Henri Boucher, "A. A. Marolles (1705?-1752)", Gazette des Beaux-Arts, VIe période, tome II, September 1929, p. 166-167. Antoine Alexandre MAROLLES (circa 1705 - Paris, 1751-53) 5.0 x 7.1 cm Antoine Alexandre Marolles, "Dessinateur du Cabinet du Roy", painted a portrait of King Louis XV in October 17501. The King's physical appearance in our portrait nevertheless invites us to compare our miniature with the large portrait in coronation robes by Hyacinthe Rigaud dated 1730 (Musée du Château de Versailles). From 1739 onwards, the artist presented works to the king, so we can assume that our portraitist later reinterpreted his model with features corresponding to the age of 25 to 30. 1 - Henri Boucher, "A. A. Marolles (1705?-1752)", Gazette des Beaux-Arts, VIe période, tome II, September 1929, p. 166-167.