Maria Christina of Austria and her son Alfonso XIII

1896. Oil on canvas.
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Maria Christina of Austria (Gross-Seelowitz, Czech Republic, 1858–Madrid, 1929) was Queen consort and regent of Spain, as well as the second wife (1879) of Alfonso XII (1857–1885). A sash composed of various decorations crosses her chest. Alfonso XIII (Madrid, 1886–Rome, 1941) was King of Spain between 1886 and 1931. On the uniform of Captain General he wears the Golden Fleece, and the cross and sash of the Military Order of Saint Ferdinand can be glimpsed.

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Inventory number: P006276
Author: José Martínez Bueno y Vilches
Title: Maria Christina of Austria and her son Alfonso XIII
Date: 1896
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Height: 210 cm; Width: 140 cm
Provenance: Museo de Arte Moderno, until 1971; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, 2016
Entry date: 2016

Bibliography +

El Prado disperso. Cuadros depositaddos en Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Boletín del Museo del Prado, XIII, Madrid, 1992, pp. 114.

Díez, José Luis (dir.), Pintura del Siglo XIX en el Museo del Prado: catálogo general, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2015, pp. 388.

Other inventories +

Registros-Inventarios Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1900-1936. Núm. 147-M.

Inscriptions +

José M^zBueno Vilches / Manila 1896
Signed and dated. Front, lower left corner

Location +

La Orotava - Ayuntamiento de La Orotava (Deposit)

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 14-01-2016

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