Maria theresa of spain

'SARAH WYNNE, LADY HOUBLON' BY SIR PETER LELY (1618-1680) Oil on canvas. Sarah Wynne became the wife of Sir James Houblon, appointed Director of the newly formed Bank of England in 1694, and also a friend of Samuel Pepys. The painting is typical of Lely's style with the rich silken dress, the still pose and the classically inspired landscape as a backdrop. Cannon Hall Museum collection.

Martin van Meytens: Maria Theresa surrounded by her family, painting, c. 1754/55

At the end of the 1640’s Velázquez was on the threshold to his late work and the peak of his artistic achievement, to which his likenesses of the Spanish Habsburgs, not least, made a considerable contribution. They are among the finest examples of court portraiture ever painted. This picture represents Infanta Margarita, born on 12 July 1651, daughter of Philip IV and his second wife, Mariana. The Infanta is the central figure of Velázquez's famous composition, Las Meninas, painted three…

“Empress Maria Theresa as a Child,” c. 1727, oil on canvas, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

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Maria Carolina wears a satin coat adorned with fur-trimming that matching her dress that has a bodice adorned with serpentine bands of turquoise ruching.

Much has been written about the possibility that Louis XIV's wife, the Queen, gave birth to a black baby. This has given rise to salacious rumours.

Infanta Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain , Dauphine of France between 1745-6, in full Versailles court dress wearing robes of state. Artist: Louis Michel van Loo. Painted: possibly 1747. Current location: Zamek Królewski (Royal Castle), Warsaw, Poland.