 Although <unk> revered <unk> 's portrait , he did not try and reproduce the earlier painting . In interviews , he said that he saw flaws in <unk> 's work and that he viewed that social structure and order as , according to art historian <unk> <unk> , " obsolete and decayed " . <unk> 's approach was to elevate his subject so he could knock him down again , thereby making a <unk> comment on the treatment of royalty in both old master and contemporary painting . Yet <unk> 's influence is apparent in many aspects of the painting . The sitter 's pose closely echoes the original , as does the violet and white colouring of his cope , which is built up through broad , thick , brush @-@ <unk> . The influence can be further seen in the gold @-@ coloured ornaments on the back of the seat that extend on both sides of the figure . Art historian <unk> <unk> describes the work as a mixture of <unk> and subversion that pays tribute to <unk> , while at the same time <unk> his painting . 
