Prince Charles Louis of the Palatinate with his Tutor Wolrad von Plessen in Historical Dress

Jan Lievens

1631

Oil on canvas, Oil, Canvas

J. Paul Getty Museum

An elderly man with a white beard and a black cap, wearing a gold chain, gestures towards an open book. Beside him, a young boy with a laurel wreath on his head wears a golden cloak. Wearing a gold medallion around his neck, an elderly man leans forward and extends a hand towards a youth who sits in front of a book. The man looks neither at the boy nor at the large open volume but instead gazes sympathetically at the viewer. Wearing a laurel wreath upon his head and dressed in a golden yellow robe with a richly embroidered cape, the daydreaming boy stares off into the distance. Jan Lievens, who shared Rembrandt's interest in historical portraits featuring characters in fanciful costumes, here depicted Prince Charles Louis of the Palatinate being taught by his tutor Wolrad von Plessen. Previously thought to be a