French school circa 1750 (After Jean-Etienne Liotard) Portrait of Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France, mid-body, three-quarter view Watercolour and gum arabic on parchment Giltwood frame decorated with oak leaf garlands Portrait of Louis XV, king of France (1710-1774), watercolour and gum arabic on parchment, French School, ca. 1750 2.04 x 3.03 in. 5.2 x 7.7 cm Provenance: Galerie Talabardon & Gautier, Paris (as Jean-Etienne Liotard) ; Acquired from the latter in 2009 by Pierre Jourdan-Barry (for €100,000); Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium The King is depicted here wearing a red brocade suit with interlacing leaf motifs woven in silver in small vertical lines and the blue cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit, a white collar and jabot, a short wig held in place by a black velvet bow, and a black tricorne under his left arm, in front of a wall decorated with pilasters. This miniature was inspired by the pastel on vellum by Jean-Etienne Liotard of 1750, kept at the Château de Stupinigi, Turin (see Marcel Roethlisberger and Renée Loche, Liotard, Doornspijk, 2008, vol. I, pp. 389-391 and reproduced vol. II, figure 287). French school circa 1750 (After Jean-Etienne Liotard) 5.2 x 7.7 cm The King is depicted here wearing a red brocade suit with interlacing leaf motifs woven in silver in small vertical lines and the blue cordon of the Order of the Holy Spirit, a white collar and jabot, a short wig held in place by a black velvet bow, a black tricorne under his left arm, in front of a wall decorated with pilasters. This miniature was inspired by the pastel on vellum by Jean-Etienne Liotard of 1750, kept at the Château de Stupinigi, Turin (see Marcel Roethlisberger and Renée Loche, Liotard, Doornspijk, 2008, vol. I, pp. 389-391 and reproduced vol. II, figure 287).