The two children portrayed here were the children of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Leopold of Habsburg –who became Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1790–, and Maria Luisa of Bourbon, daughter of Charles III. This commission might have come from the Spanish monarch, who wanted a portrait of his grandchildren, painted in Florence in 1770. Ferdinand (1769-1824), standing, is playing with the chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece on his chest, showing it to the viewer, while his sister (1770-1809), sitting on a chair-throne, is holding an ivory ring in her right hand (Text drawn from exp. Los Objetos Hablan, Museo Nacional del Prado, 2016)