Louis XV (1710–1774) at the Age of Five in the Costume of the Sacre, ca. 1716–24, Oil on canvas, 77 x 55 1/2 in. (195.6 x 141 cm), Paintings, Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, Perpignan 1659–1743 Paris) and Workshop, Louis XV succeeded to the throne of France in 1715 upon the death of his great-grandfather, Louis XIV, who had reigned for more than seventy years. The five-year-old boy was the only surviving son of Louis, duc de Bourgogne, and Marie Adélaïde de Savoie, both of whom had died of smallpox in 1712
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Louis XV, 1710–1774, Age, Five, Costume, Sacre, ca, 1716–24, Oil, canvas, 77 x 55 1/2, 195.6 141 cm, Paintings, Hyacinthe Rigaud, French, Perpignan, 1659–1743, Paris, and Workshop, succeeded, throne, France, 1715 upon, death, great-grandfather, XIV, reigned, seventy years, five-year-old boy, surviving son, Louis, duc de, Bourgogne, Marie Adélaïde, de, Savoie, whom, died, smallpox, 1712
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