Louis-Auguste, Dauphin de France

Louis-Marin Bonnet after Louis Michel Van Loo

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a portrait of a man from the waist up in an oval frame. He is facing the viewer with a slight turn to his right. He has a youthful face with fair complexion, slightly arched eyebrows, and a small smile. His hair is styled in a powdered fashion with curls and tied at the back. He wears a red coat, a blue sash over his right shoulder, and a white cravat. The frame includes leaf motifs and text below states the subject as Louis Auguste, Dauphin of France. The background is a textured grayish-black pattern.