Louisa Maria of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland
Enamel Miniature
ca. 1630-70 (made)
ca. 1630-70 (made)
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Portrait miniature depicting Louisa Maria of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland. Half length, three-quarter face portrait, the sitter wears her hair in ringlets, and on the back of her chignon is a small crown. Her dress is edged with white and she wears a scarlet wrap edged with ermine. In her left hand she holds an orb. On the back is enamelled the figure of an angel.
Object details
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| Title | Louisa Maria of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Enamel miniature |
| Brief description | Enamel portrait miniature from the school of Jean Petitot depicting Louisa Maria of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland (ca. 1612-1667), formerly considered to be a depiction of Christina, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689). |
| Physical description | Portrait miniature depicting Louisa Maria of Gonzaga, Queen of Poland. Half length, three-quarter face portrait, the sitter wears her hair in ringlets, and on the back of her chignon is a small crown. Her dress is edged with white and she wears a scarlet wrap edged with ermine. In her left hand she holds an orb. On the back is enamelled the figure of an angel. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | This miniature formerly belonged to Prince Poniatowski, and was bought by Mr Jones against competition from Lord Hertford, but it is not know at what sale this occured (from the handbook to the Jones Collection, 1884, p. 123). It is similar to a miniature by Petitot in the Louvre, but is apparently not the same hand. Another similar miniature, which is stippled, is at Ham House. These can be compared with the portrait of the Queen of Poland in Gavard's Galeries Historiques de Versialles, Serie X., Section 4, No. 2179. |
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| Accession number | 667-1882 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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