PORTRAIT OF IMPRESS Maria-Theresa , MINIATURE CIRCA 1750
Portrait of Maria-Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina von Hapsburg), (1717-1780). Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, by marriage, she was a duchess of Lorraine and grand duchess of Tuscany. More known in France as the mother of Queen Marie-Antoinette. Painted circa 1750, this portrait of Empress Maria-Theresa, is painted with watercolor on a very thick plate of ivory, characteristics of techniques used on this time. This portrait reminds the portrait of the Empress by Liotard, but in a slightly different version. The meticulous work of the depiction of laces is remarkable. The miniature preserved its wooden frame, sculptured and gilded, surmounted of a blue crown. He can form a counterpart in the portrait of Frederick IV of Saxony (on sale separatly), just the crown differs.TECHNIQUE:
Watercolor and gouache on ivory, protected under a convex glass
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FRAME :
Original carved and giled wood frame with a crown. New glass.
PORTRAIT SIZE:
6x5cm
FRAME SIZE:
13.5x9.5cm
DESCRIPTION :
CONDITION:
Perfect original condition
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