Portrait of Anne-Marie d'Orléans, Queen of Sardinia (1666-1728), bust-length, in a gold embroidered silver dress and blue shawl with fleur-de-lys, in a feigned oval

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Portrait of Anne-Marie d'Orléans, Queen of Sardinia (1666-1728), bust-length, in a gold embroidered silver dress and blue shawl with fleur-de-lys, in a feigned oval
oil on canvas, unlined, unframed
28½ x 21 3/8 in. (72.3 x 54.2 cm.)

Provenance

The Collection of S.A.R. La Principessa Reale di Savoia; Christie's, London, 22 April 2005, lot 1049.

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Lot Essay

Anne Marie of Orléans was born in the Château de Saint-Cloud on 27 August 1669 as daughter of Philippe I, Duke of Orléans and Princess Henrietta of England. Her grandfathers were Kings Louis XIII of France and Charles I of England. On 10 April 1684 she married at Versailles Vittorio Amedeo II, Duke of Savoy and future king of Sicily (1713) and Sardinia (1720). She was maternal grandmather of Louis XV of France.

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