Why it matters
The young heir to the Spanish crown rests his arm on an armchair beside a lapdog, wearing amulets that reveal his precarious health. He died aged three.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1659.
- He was the first son of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria.
- It is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article Prince Philip Prospero (CC BY-SA 4.0).