Lot Essay
Maria Beatrice d'Este (1750-1829), Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara. For a biographical note on this sitter, see lot 1003.
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Archduchess Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara (1750-1829), in white dress with ruffled collar, jem set shoulder clasp and belt, red cashmere stole draped around her shoulders, gauze turban in her upswept and curled fair hair
Details
BERNARD GUERARD (d. 1836)
Archduchess Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara (1750-1829), in white dress with ruffled collar, jem set shoulder clasp and belt, red cashmere stole draped around her shoulders, gauze turban in her upswept and curled fair hair
oval, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Archduchess Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara (1750-1829), in white dress with ruffled collar, jem set shoulder clasp and belt, red cashmere stole draped around her shoulders, gauze turban in her upswept and curled fair hair
oval, 3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
Provenance
King Umberto II of Italy (1904-1983); (+) Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 November 1984, lot 175 (unidentified).
Special notice
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