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Francois de Troy
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Francois de Troy
1645-1730
portrait of princess louisa maria theresa stuart (1692-1712)
half length, wearing a blue dress, holding a posey of flowers
inscribed on the reverse: Fait a S Germain/Par f de Troy/En 1700
oil on canvas, unlined, in a painted oval, in a carved wood frame
70 by 58 cm., 27 1/2 by 23 in.
The sitter was the daughter of James II and Mary of Modena. She was
born in exile at St Germaine-en-Laye where she lived with her mother and brother. She died of smallpox aged 20. The present portrait was painted in 1700 at St Germain-en-Laye, where the exiled Court had been established by James II. There is a comparable engraving of her, in reverse, aged nine, in a very similar pose.
1645-1730
portrait of princess louisa maria theresa stuart (1692-1712)
half length, wearing a blue dress, holding a posey of flowers
inscribed on the reverse: Fait a S Germain/Par f de Troy/En 1700
oil on canvas, unlined, in a painted oval, in a carved wood frame
70 by 58 cm., 27 1/2 by 23 in.
The sitter was the daughter of James II and Mary of Modena. She was
born in exile at St Germaine-en-Laye where she lived with her mother and brother. She died of smallpox aged 20. The present portrait was painted in 1700 at St Germain-en-Laye, where the exiled Court had been established by James II. There is a comparable engraving of her, in reverse, aged nine, in a very similar pose.