1767 Archduchess Maria Josefa by Anton Rafael Mengs (Prado)

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This particular Maria Josepha was daughter of Empress Maria Theresia and Emperor Franz I. She died of smallpox at the age of 16. Her Wikipedia article is here.

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1767 Maria Josepha of Austria by Anton Raphael Mengs (Prado)
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Maria Josepha wears a dress adorned with gold and lace in this Mengs portrait from around 1765.

Keywords:  1765, Mengs, Archduchess Maria Josepha, Archduchess, Queen, Habsburg family, straight coiffure, jeweled headdress, scoop neckline, bertha, lace, bows, stomacher, elbow length close sleeves, back-forward flared engageantes, vee waistline, panniers, train, jeweled neck band, earrings, fan, mantua

Jul 18, 2010 10:30 PM
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