18th century French school (Workshop of Jean-Baptiste van Loo ) Portrait of King Louis XV Oil on canvas (Restorations) Portrait of Louis XV, oil on canvas, French School, 18th C. 74.80 x 45.28 in. 190 x 143 cm Provenance: Anonymous sale; Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Drouot Estimations, 17 November 2000, no. 21 ; Acquired at this sale by the current owners Our painting is a repeat, with a few variations, of Portrait du roi Louis XV by Jean-Baptiste van Loo (oil on canvas, 205 x 171 cm, circa 1723, no. MV6942) in the Château de Versailles, of which there are many replicas. 18th century French school (Workshop of Jean-Baptiste van Loo) 190 x 143 cm