Portrait of Infante Ferdinand of Spain  1574

[i]Workshop of Alonso Sánchez Coello[/i] [br]Ferdinand of Spain (1571-1577) was the son of Philip II of Spain and a half-brother of Archduchess Isabella, near whose portrait in the Walters' Chamber of Wonders this portrait hangs.Ferdinand still wears a skirt, so he must be no more than about four years old. He would soon transition to adult male pants. Coello trained in Br...