# Bonne, Nonne and Ponne, Dogs of King Louis XIV [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [DESPORTES, Alexandre-François]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on paper laid on cradled panel, 34 x 40 cm ## Commentary Bonne, Nonne and Ponne, Dogs of King Louis XIV c. 1702 Oil on paper laid on cradled panel, 34 x 40 cm Private collection The triple portrait of the canines, Bonne, Nonne and Ponne was a 1702 royal commission from King Louis XIV for his suite’s antechamber at his Marly residence. Louis XIV adored his dogs and never neglected their care. Sometimes he left his council to visit them and he often fed them dinner personally. The present preparatory sketch was for the painting that is now in the collections of the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature in Paris. ## Related artworks - [A Dog and a Cat Fighting in a Kitchen Interior]() - [Dog Guarding a Hunting Trophy]() - [Fruits, Flowers and Vegetables in a Landscape]() - [Landscape Study from Nature]() - [Pantry with Artichokes, Cauliflowers and a Basket of Mushrooms]() - [River Landscape]() - [Self-Portrait as a Huntsman]() - [Still-Life of a Kitchen Table]() - [Still-Life of Game]() - [Still-Life]() - [Still-Life with Dead Hare and Fruit]() - [Still-Life with Ewer]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()