Painted for the king in 1635 for £100, it passed through many hands
before it was bought by Louis XV. for Mme du Barry, by whom it was
ceded in 1775 to his successor for 24,000 _livres_.
[Illustration:
PLATE XXIII.—SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK
(1599-1641)
Painted for the king in 1635 for £100, it passed through many hands
before it was bought by Louis XV. for Mme du Barry, by whom it was
ceded in 1775 to his successor for 24,000 _livres_.
[Illustration:
PLATE XXIII.—SIR ANTHONY VAN DYCK
(1599-1641)