Jacob Ferdinand VOET (Antwerp 1639 - Paris circa 1700) Portrait of Louis de Bourbon, Comte de Vermandois (1667-1683), son of Louis XIV Canvas 60 x 50.5 cm Provenance : Anonymous sale, London, Christie's, October 26, 2011, no. 63 (Entourage de Pierre Mignard). Louis de Bourbon, comte de Vermandois was the son of Louis XIV and Louise de La Vallière. Appointed admiral of France at the age of two. Close to his sister, Marie-Anne de Bourbon, he grew up under the tutelage of the Duchess of Orléans. Despite his youth, he took part in the military campaigns in Flanders alongside Vauban. He died on the battlefield of Courtrai at the age of 16. We would like to thank Dr. Francesco Petrucci for confirming the attribution to Ferdinand Voet after a visual examination of the painting. It was painted around 1684-1689, during the artist's French period.