CIRCLE OF CARLOS CASANOVA Y PILLARTE (C. 1700 - AFTER 1770)

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CIRCLE OF CARLOS CASANOVA Y PILLARTE (C. 1700 - AFTER 1770)
Ferdinand VI (1713-1759), King of Spain 1746-1759, in silver breastplate, gold-embroidered blue velvet coat, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the blue moiré sash of the Order of the Saint Esprit
on parchment
oval, 2 5/16 in. (60 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

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Lot Essay

Ferdinand VI was the son of King Philip V. He married, in 1729, Infanta Barbara of Portugal.
The exhibition catalogue El documento pintado. Cinco siglos de arte en manuscritos, Madrid, Prado, 2000, no. 67, pp. 266-268, contains another portrait of King Ferdinand VI which is attributed to Carlos Casanova y Pillarte by Carmen Espinosa Martín.

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