Only representation of Saint Louis known to be true to life - Early 14th century statue from the church of Mainneville, Eure, France
This has been trickier than I would have thought, and no one else is making such a definitive claim about their portraits of him. Beardless seems more popular in his depictions as king than not, but then, maybe that's because one of the most definitive contemporary images of him is this illumination, from around 1230, when he would have been 16.
taken originally from this manuscript from:
a little nicer image, but no, I am not paying $490 to take off the getty images sign--but if you really want it, you can find it here.
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