ÉCOLE ÉTRANGÈRE DU DÉBUT DU XIXe SIÈCLE, ATTRIBUÉE À CLAUDE-MARIE DUBUFE (1790-1864).

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ÉCOLE ÉTRANGÈRE DU DÉBUT DU XIXe SIÈCLE, ATTRIBUÉE À CLAUDE-MARIE DUBUFE (1790-1864).
Portrait of Queen Maria Christina of Spain (1806-1878), born Princess of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies. Oil on canvas, oval in shape, preserved in an antique gilded wood frame, with a carved frieze of pearls and a frieze of acanthus leaves. This portrait was originally square or rectangular in shape, as its canvas was reduced to the present format. Good condition. Sight: H.: 71 cm - W.: 60 cm. Frame: H.: 90 cm - W.: 78 cm. History: this portrait was probably painted at the time of her marriage to King Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). From this union was born the Infanta Isabel (1830-1904), who reigned after her father's death as Isabel II of Spain from 1833 to 1868. After the death of the king, Maria Christina was regent of the kingdom for seven years, but failing to stabilize the country by reconciling liberals and moderates, she was forced to abandon the regency and go into exile. She lived the rest of her life mainly in France, where her uncle King Louis-Philippe reigned. Initially living in Paris, she bought the Château de Malmaison in 1842, then lived in the rue de Courcelles in the former residence of Emperor Peter I of Brazil, before having a private mansion built at 76 Avenue des Champs-Élysées. In the meantime, his daughter was named queen, still a minor at the age of 13. Queen Maria-Christina then tried to return to Spain, where she again exerted her influence on her daughter's politics. But she was again expelled from the country after accusations of taking personal interests in commercial and industrial dealings. On her return to France in 1861, she sold the Château de Malmaison to Emperor Napoleon III, and took refuge on the Normandy coast, where she built the villa "Mon Désir" in Le Havre.
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