This portrait demonstrates the continuity of the Borbón monarchy by showing the Queen Regent holding the baby King.
This portrait also shows María Cristina wearing an evening dress with a substantial bustle while doing her duty raising the King. The dark color again suggests she is in mourning over the loss of Alfonso XII. Alfonso XIII was born in 1886 so this portrait probably dates to 1886 or maybe 1887.
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