Lot Essay
It has been suggested that the youthful sitter is Isabella of Bourbon-Parma (1741-1763), the bride-to-be of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II and daughter of Philip, Duke of Parma.
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A young Princess, full face in lace-bordered gold-embroidered white dress, ermine-bordered blue cloak draped around her shoulders, blue flowers in her upswept hair; architectural background
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ATTRIBUTED TO ROBERT MUSSARD (1713-1777)
A young Princess, full face in lace-bordered gold-embroidered white dress, ermine-bordered blue cloak draped around her shoulders, blue flowers in her upswept hair; architectural background
on vellum
rectangular, 1.11/16 x 2½ in. (43 x 64 mm.), gold mount with foliate corners and surmounted by a coronet, set in the lid of tortoiseshell box with foliate gold thumpiece
A young Princess, full face in lace-bordered gold-embroidered white dress, ermine-bordered blue cloak draped around her shoulders, blue flowers in her upswept hair; architectural background
on vellum
rectangular, 1.11/16 x 2½ in. (43 x 64 mm.), gold mount with foliate corners and surmounted by a coronet, set in the lid of tortoiseshell box with foliate gold thumpiece