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The Family of Philip V (1743)

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
Van Loo was a French artist who was born in Toulon in 1701. He trained under his father Jean Baptiste van Loo who, under the patronage of the Prince of Carignan, worked in Rome and Turin. Van Loo became court painter in 1737 having replaced Jean Ranc. Van Loo, according to critics, was also influenced by Dutch art. Van Loo's younger brother Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo also had a successful career and went on to paint Empress Elizabeth of Russia. ==Description==
Description
The painting is today held at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. It is an expression of the strength the House of Bourbon brought to the throne with Philip V's succession in 1700. The king, the central male, sits next to his second wife, Elisabeth Farnese. Farnese's arm next to the crown is a symbolic representation of the power she had. ==Sitters==
Sitters
'' in 1723 '' in 1738 • Mariana Victoria of Spain, Princess of Brazil (1718-1781) future queen of Portugal. • Barbara of Portugal, Princess of Asturias (1711-1758) future queen of Spain. • Ferdinand, Prince of Asturias (1713-1759) future king of Spain. • King Philip V (1683-1746) • Cardinal Infante Louis (1727-1785) future count of Chinchón. • Queen Elisabeth (Isabel) (1692-1766) • Infante Philip (1720-1765) future duke of Parma. • Louise Élisabeth of France (1727-1759) future duchess of Parma. • Infanta Maria Teresa (1726-1746) future dauphine of France. • Infanta Maria Antonia (1729-1785) future queen of Sardinia. • Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760) future queen of Spain. • Infanta Isabella (1741-1763) future archduchess of Austria. • Princess Maria Isabel Ana of Naples and Sicily (1743-1749) died in childhood. • Charles, King of Naples (1716-1788) future king of Spain. ==Notes==
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