Jean Rank. Portrait of Charles III as a child. 1724 First of all, it's just beautiful. Let me remind you that Charles III (1788-1716) is the main "enlightened king" in the history of Spain, occupying this throne since 1759. However, he became King of Spain, after training on cats, in 1731-1734. Being Duke of Parma, and in the years 1734-1759. - King of Naples. In Naples he also carried out "enlightened" reforms. But we are talking about historical costume and how it can be used to date the work. Carlos is wearing a military style kaftan - on the first floor. The 18th century caftan with such gold embroidery was seen as a military style garment. Here the most expensive option is gold embroidery, but there can be "only" gold braid. By the way, it is likely that the boy is wearing a general's (or admiral's) suit - at that time in Spain it was partially regulated and looked something like a prince's. It is strange that there was no embroidery or braid along the hem of the caftan in the 18th century. were not located. The time of the creation of the portrait can be judged by: the shape of the cuffs is very typical of the middle of the second half of the 1920s. These were the largest cuffs in the entire 18th century, with characteristic rounded edges. To prevent them from interfering with the table, the sleeves were kept very short, as can be seen in the portrait. The way socks are worn - they are still pulled over cotton - already in the thirties of the 20th century. They will put it under caps. I will cut the captain's skirt - it is still very wide, cut "sun" - you can judge this by the many deep pleats. Also, the coat is not being returned - it only became mainstream in the 1960s. Near the wig - it is still very large, but already powdery. It was worn for a fairly short time in the 1720s. Before that, the wigs were not powdered, but then they became much shorter. By the way, the prince wears shoes with red heels, worn since the end of the 17th century.

Jean Rank. Portrait of Charles III as a child. 1724 First of all, it's just beautiful. Let me remind you that Charles III (1788-1716) is the main "enlightened king" in the history of Spain, occupying this throne since 1759. However, he became King of Spain, after training on cats, in 1731-1734. Being Duke of Parma, and in the years 1734-1759. - King of Naples. In Naples he also carried out "enlightened" reforms. But we are talking about historical costume and how it can be used to date the work. Carlos is wearing a military style kaftan - on the first floor. The 18th century caftan with such gold embroidery was seen as a military style garment. Here the most expensive option is gold embroidery, but there can be "only" gold braid. By the way, it is likely that the boy is wearing a general's (or admiral's) suit - at that time in Spain it was partially regulated and looked something like a prince's. It is strange that there was no embroidery or braid along the hem of the caftan in the 18th century. were not located. The time of the creation of the portrait can be judged by: the shape of the cuffs is very typical of the middle of the second half of the 1920s. These were the largest cuffs in the entire 18th century, with characteristic rounded edges. To prevent them from interfering with the table, the sleeves were kept very short, as can be seen in the portrait. The way socks are worn - they are still pulled over cotton - already in the thirties of the 20th century. They will put it under caps. I will cut the captain's skirt - it is still very wide, cut "sun" - you can judge this by the many deep pleats. Also, the coat is not being returned - it only became mainstream in the 1960s. Near the wig - it is still very large, but already powdery. It was worn for a fairly short time in the 1720s. Before that, the wigs were not powdered, but then they became much shorter. By the way, the prince wears shoes with red heels, worn since the end of the 17th century.