Mengs painted these portraits of the heirs to the Spanish throne -the prince and princess of Asturias, Carlos de Borbón and Maria Luisa of Parma- on the occasion of their wedding. As the daughter of Philip I, Duke of Parma, and Louise Isabelle of France, and thus granddaughter of Kings Philip V and Louis XV, Maria Luisa was Queen Consort of Spain between 1788 and 1808. She wears a light-col
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
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.
Carlota Joaquina de Borbón y Borbón- Parma (Aranjuez, Madrid, 1775-Queluz, Sintra, Portugal, 1830), como reina consorte de Portugal en su calidad de esposa de Juan VI (1816-1826), poco antes del fallecimiento de éste. Lleva en el pecho la insignia de la austriaca Orden de la Cruz Estrellada y la Gran Cruz de la Real Orden Militar de Nuestra Señora de la Concepción de Villaviciosa, fundada por Juan
This wedding portrait by Vicente López depicts Ferdinand VII’s fourth and final wife, his niece Maria Cristina. All three of his previous spouses, María Antonia of Bourbon (1784-1806), María Isabel of Braganza (1797-1818) and María Josefa Amalia of Saxony (1805-1829), had died without offspring.The more than half-length likeness shows her at the age of twenty-four in a
An equestrian portrait of Queen Maria Luisa of Parma (1751-1818), the wife of King Carlos IV (1748-1819), wearing the uniform of a colonel of the Guardia de Corp. This painting was made as a pair to the equestrian portrait of the King, which is also at the Prado Museum (P00719). Goya admirably emphasizes the Queen´s strong personality. She mounts “Marcial,” a horse given her by Manuel Godoy (1767-
María Isabel of Braganza was born in Lisbon on 19 May 1797, daughter of John VI of Portugal and Carlota Joaquina of Spain. She became queen of Spain when she married her uncle, Ferdinand VII, on 28 September 1816 and became his second wife. She died during childbirth in Aranjuez on 26 December 1818. It must be noted that this is a posthumous portrait. The artist was the son of Vicente L&oac
María Cristina de Borbón y Dos Sicilias (Palermo, Italia, 1806-El Havre, Francia, 1878). Reina consorte de España. Cuarta y última esposa (1829) del rey Fernando VII (1784-1833). Casó después con Fernando Muñoz (1808-1873), I duque de Riansares, cuya fortuna procedía, sobre todo, del tráfico de esclavos y de las inversiones ferroviarias. En el momento del retrato, era Reina Gobernadora por minoría
This is a family portrait of María Luisa Josefa de Borbón (1782-1824) and her children, Carlos Luis and María Luisa Carlota de Borbón-Parma, painted during the time that María Luisa was regent of Etruria following the death of her husband, Louis I. The inclusion in this portrait of symbols such as the throne, canopy, red footstool, crown and column all identify t
This portrait of the family of King Carlos IV (1748-1819) was painted in Aranjuez and Madrid in the spring and summer of 1800, shortly after Goya was named First Chamber Painter. It clearly show´s the artist´s mastery at individualizing characters. The forerunners to this complex composition are Louis-Michel van Loo´s Portrait of Felipe V and his Family (P02283) and Velázquez´s Las Meninas
Es una litografía de Luis Carlos Legrand (activo en Madrid entre 1829 y 1858). Representa a la reina consorte Maria Cristina de Borbón Dos-Sicilias (1806-1878), sobrina y cuarta esposa de Fernando VII, madre de Isabel II, regente hasta 1840. Reproduce un cuadro pintado por José de Madrazo en paradero desconocido. La estampa se encuadernaba junto a un soneto compuesto en su honor. Iba encuadernada
Es una litografía de Luis Carlos Legrand (activo en Madrid entre 1829 y 1858). Representa a la reina consorte Maria Cristina de Borbón Dos-Sicilias (1806-1878), sobrina y cuarta esposa de Fernando VII, madre de Isabel II, regente hasta 1840. Reproduce un cuadro pintado por José de Madrazo en paradero desconocido. La estampa se encuadernaba junto a un soneto compuesto en su honor. Iba encuadernada
La estampa litografiada por Luis Carlos Legrand (activo en Madrid entre 1829 y 1858) representa a la reina consorte Maria Cristina de Borbón Dos-Sicilias (1806-1878), sobrina y cuarta esposa de Fernando VII, madre de Isabel II, regente hasta 1840. Reproduce un cuadro pintado por José de Madrazo en paradero desconocido. La reina luce la banda y venera de la orden de María Luisa, y sobre el hombro i
La estampa litografiada por Luis Carlos Legrand representa a la reina consorte Maria Cristina de Borbón Dos-Sicilias (1806-1878), sobrina y cuarta esposa de Fernando VII, madre de Isabel II, regente hasta 1840; casó en segundas nupcias con Fernando Muñoz (1808-1873), I duque de Riansares, cuya fortuna procedía, sobre todo, del tráfico de esclavos y de las inversiones ferroviarias.La reina luce la