Sophie has been immortalized as Empress Elisabeth's scheming mother-in-law. The boy she holds in her hands, Franz Joseph, became Emperor of Austria and married Elisabeth. Sophie's Wikipedia article is here.
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ca. 1555 Caterina de' Medici by ? (Galleria degli Uffizi - Firenze, Toscana, Italy)
1815 Lady Anne Hamilton by James Lonsdale (Victoria and Albert Museum, London UK)
1832 Sophie Bayern and Franz Joseph by Joseph Karl Stieler (Schönbrunn - Wien, Austria)
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