María Luisa de Parma, Queen of Spain

1789 - 1792. Oil on canvas.
Not on display

This canvas, which retains its original frame, was painted around 1789 as a pair to a portrait of Charles IV to mark the couple`s ascent to the throne, referred to by the crown, sceptre and ermine mantle. Maella later added the sash of the Order of María Luisa, founded by the Queen in 1792, and simplified the hair ornament to take the form of a jewel with attached feather.

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Inventory number: P008103
Author: Mariano Salvador Maella
Title: María Luisa de Parma, Queen of Spain
Date: 1789 - 1792
Technique: Oil
Support: Canvas
Dimension: Width: 80 cm; Height: 107 cm
Provenance: Collection of the widow of Gutiérrez Galindo, Madrid, before 1936; Gallery of Jose de la Mano, Madrid, 2011.
Entry date: 2011

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Mano, José Manuel de la, Mariano Salvador Maella. Poder e imagen en la España de la Ilustración, Fundación Arte Hispano, Madrid, 2011, pp. 517-518.

Mena Marqués, M. B., Mariano Salvador Maella 'La Reina Maria Luisa de Parma' En: Memoria de actividades 2011, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 2012, pp. 24-25.