SPANISH SCHOOL, circa 1740

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SPANISH SCHOOL, circa 1740

King Philip V of Spain and his wife Elisabeth Farnese, he with powdered full-bottom wig, wearing silvered armour and an ermine-lined red cloak, decorated with the blue sash of the Royal French Order of the Saint-Esprit, she wearing a jewelled gold tiara in her curled powdered hair, an ermine-lined red cloak and a jewel-studded white bodice, green drapery in the background; both on parchment, oval -- each 38 mm high, one in a marcasite-bordered silver frame with ribbon-tie surmount, the other in a silver frame with stone-set foliate border. (2)

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Philip of France, Duke of Anjou (1683-1746), second son of the Grand Dauphin and grandson of King Louis XIV of France, became King of Spain under the name of Philip V, in 1700, according to the will of King Charles II of Spain who had died without issue. He married secondly Elisabeth Farnese (1692-1766), daughter of Odoardo Farnese II, Duke of Parma and Dorothy of Bavaria.
Philip V was the father of several souvereigns including King Louis I of Spain, King Ferdinand VI of Spain, King Charles III of Spain (see lot 364), and Philip, Duke of Parma (see preceding lot).

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