Description:
Spanish School, 19th Century
Portrait of Maria Cristina, Gobernadora de España
Unsigned, titled along the bottom edge of the composition.
Oil on canvas, 15 x 11 3/4 in. (38.5 x 30.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Craquelure with scattered areas of lifting, minor paint loss, minor old retouch.
N.B. Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies (1806-1878) was queen consort of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and regent of the Kingdom from 1833 to 1840.
Estimate $800-1,200
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