The Family of Philip V (1743)

Louis-Michel van Loo · 1743

The Family of Philip V (1743) by Louis-Michel van Loo

The story

The Family of Philip V is an oil-on-canvas painting by the French artist Louis-Michel van Loo, completed in 1743. It features life-sized depictions of Philip V of Spain and his family. The painting depicts the royal family in a fictional room and is in the style of French baroque and rococo art. The painting is one of a trio of paintings which bear the same name and are dated 1723 by Jean Ranc, a smaller 1738 version and the 1743 rendition.

Artist
Louis-Michel van Loo
Date
1743
Collection
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Movement
Rococo
Medium
oil paint, canvas
Size
408 × 520 cm

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