On-line gallery
- Reference number
- P02862
- Author
- Goya y Lucientes, Francisco de (Spanish)
- Title
- Queen María Luisa with a Bustle
- Chronology
- Ca. 1789
- Technique
- Support
- Measures
- 205 cm x 132 cm
- School
- Theme
- Shown
- Yes
- Entrance
- COLECCION REAL
- Procedence
- Royal Collection
A full-length portrait of Queen
María Luis de Parma (1751-1819),
wife of King Carlos IV (1748-1819),
wearing a large feathered hat and
French lace, with a
seventeenth-century style bustle
and the sort of large skirt
flattened in front and back that
replaced the farthingale. The only
jewelry she wears is the Cruz
Estrellada award. Her hand rests on
a table covered with a tablecloth
on which the royal crown
sits.
This painting is paired with a
portrait of Carlos IV (P3224).
Despite being a full-length
portrait, it follows the model of
the official portrait of Queen
María Luisa that was commissioned,
along with that of King Carlos IV,
in January of 1789. These works
coincided with the king's
coronation, following the death of
Carlos III (1716-1788).
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