An image of Saint John the Baptist as a child. He wears an animal skin and sits on a boulder from which water flows. The background is landscape. A lamb is beside him. In his right hand he holds a staff with a banner reading “Ecce Agnus Dei” (“This is the Lamb of God)”. Although Mignard is primarily known as a successful portraitist, he occasionally worked in other genres. This canvas, depicting the youthful John the Baptist, is one example. Its meticulous brushwork reveals the influence of Bolognese painting. The careful rendering of the textures and the especially elegant figures is linked to Mignard´s early training in France, when he worked with the French Baroque´s leading artists. This painting was commissioned by Phillip of Orleans in 1688 for his son-in-law, King Carlos II (1661-1700). The painting has its original frame, which is a splendid example of late-seventeenth-century carved and gilded French frames.