This was another modern flourish, given that he appears as the painter (previously unseen in official royal portraiture) and standing close to the King's family group who were the supposed main subjects of the painting.
Dette var en anden moderne blomstring, da han optræder som maleren (tidligere uset i de officielle kongelige portrætter) og stående tæt på kongens familie, der var det formodede vigtigste emne for maleriet.