Ferdinand VI as Prince
by RANC, Jean, Oil on canvas, 144 x 116 cm
The Montpellier-born artist developed in Madrid a successful, life-long career as a portrait painter. Ranc’s training as a portrait painter is certainly apparent in the delicate treatment of the faces of his subjects and, more so, in the exquisitely rendered fabrics. He correctly interpreted the portraits of Philip V and members of his family such as Prince Ferdinand.