tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post7829755575291306456..comments2023-06-21T10:04:26.954+02:00Comments on Anno Domini 1672: Louis XIVMotorwayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11062094740042788669noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post-91684946508935111602012-12-26T14:30:45.934+01:002012-12-26T14:30:45.934+01:00Whoever the man is meant to represent, he's de...Whoever the man is meant to represent, he's definitely not Louis XIV. That's just ridiculous. Looks as if the sculptor had even adorned him with a goatee...Has he never seen e.g. the portraits by Le Brun which show the king as a young warlord?<br /><br />http://www.posterlounge.de/ludwig-xiv-pr125801.html<br /><br />http://www.posterlounge.de/reiterportraet-von-ludwig-xiv-pr149464.html<br /><br />http://www.1st-art-gallery.com/Charles-Le-Brun/Equestrian-Portrait-Of-Louis-XIV.html<br /><br />If the sculptor (apparently not Mark Copplestone) actually intended to make Louis XIV he has failed miserably. And if he (or anybody else) really insisted on calling that figure Louis XIV, he 'd just make a fool of himself.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post-49481547299155770952012-12-18T08:37:46.839+01:002012-12-18T08:37:46.839+01:00Louis Le Grand ALWAYS looks good, with or without ...Louis Le Grand ALWAYS looks good, with or without a moustache, beard or hair!Rampjaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618605045955593359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post-20221116885992674682012-12-18T08:35:24.839+01:002012-12-18T08:35:24.839+01:00If you want to spend some hours watching tv, there...If you want to spend some hours watching tv, there is a nice mini-series on Charles II (the Stuart, not the Habsburg). It follows him from his exile in the Spanish Netherlands in the 1650s to his death in 1685. Here you will see the change in hair dress over the years. At some point also the little moustache you mention. But the 'martiale knevel' of the figure is probably something for the 19th century.Wienand Drenthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706264747223852048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post-24545256793884320832012-12-17T11:09:00.743+01:002012-12-17T11:09:00.743+01:00A bit over the top indeed...didn't Louis have ...A bit over the top indeed...didn't Louis have a 'stache in Le Roi Danse? I hink he had a tiny one in his younger years.Rampjaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618605045955593359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-770109240069624734.post-61163963302332722392012-12-17T10:16:52.571+01:002012-12-17T10:16:52.571+01:00What do you think of the sculpt? I've never se...What do you think of the sculpt? I've never seen Louis with a moustache before.Unlucky Generalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03483184112954794715noreply@blogger.com