1745 Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain by Louis Tocqué (Versailles)

She married Louis XV only son, the Dauphin Louis, who survived childhood (but did not live longer than Louis XV), but died in childbirth leaving no descendants. Her Wikipedia article is here.

Maria Teresa Rafaela is dressed in French court dress with skirt supported by panniers, a bodice with lavish stomacher, and a bertha.

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