Louis Quatorze (Louis XIV)
After Charles Le Brun, 1661.
Oil on canvas, 16 x 20 inches.
Collection of the artist, Malvern, Pennsylvania

Charles Le Brun was a French painter, physiognomist, art theorist, and a director of several art schools of his time. He served as a court painter to Louis XIV, who declared him "the greatest French artist of all time".
Le Brun was a dominant figure in 17th-century French art and was influenced by Nicolas Poussin.