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Lot Essay
The seventh child of Ferdinand IV of a Naples and Maria Carolina of Austria, Marie-Amélie de Bourbon (1781- 1866) married the French King, Louis Philippe of Orléans, in exile, in Palermo in 1809.
This dignified portrayal of the venerable Queen is a copy after Winterhalter’s famous 1842 portrait, now in the Musée National du Château de Versailles. Winterhalter’s original commission was for a pendent to his 1841 portrait of the King’s sister, Princess Adélaïde of Orléans, and the pair were shown together at the Salon in 1842.
Winterhalter’s royal portraits proved hugely popular and the artist was frequently commissioned to produce copies, a practice he would often delegate to his studio.
Further autograph copies can be found at Fontainebleau and at the Palacio Réal in Madrid.
This dignified portrayal of the venerable Queen is a copy after Winterhalter’s famous 1842 portrait, now in the Musée National du Château de Versailles. Winterhalter’s original commission was for a pendent to his 1841 portrait of the King’s sister, Princess Adélaïde of Orléans, and the pair were shown together at the Salon in 1842.
Winterhalter’s royal portraits proved hugely popular and the artist was frequently commissioned to produce copies, a practice he would often delegate to his studio.
Further autograph copies can be found at Fontainebleau and at the Palacio Réal in Madrid.