Painting of the Day: Louis XIV Barbequing

Louis XIV
Ronald Searle, 1995

Here, we see a comic image from the brilliant mind of the late Ronald Searle depicting French King Louis XIV—barbequing.  In typical Searle fashion, the depiction is irreverent, but not entirely inaccurate.  You’ll notice that the Sun King’s grill is even in his preferred style of furnishings. 

This painting was created for Delta Sky Magazine in 1995.