Jules Hippolyte Ravel 1826-1898 Young Prince with a Sword
Oil on canvas Signed lower left
Dimensions: 46 x 26 cm excluding frame
66 x 46 cm with frame
Dressed in a black velvet doublet with a white collar, this young Prince wears embroidered bloomers over silk stockings. His sword is gripped in his left hand, and a long red velvet cloak covers his arm.
A French painter, he was a student of Léon Cogniet. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1853 with a large portrait, but later devoted himself to history and genre painting.
Museums: Périgueux, Montpellier The Louvre
