«Portrait of a diamond woman», XVIII s.
Oil on canvas depicting a woman dressed in the hurluberlu at the Anne-Marie d’Orléans (sister of Philip II of Orleans the Regent) decorated with pearls and holding a diamond.
Is the woman in our portrait the Regent’s favorite or perhaps the very personification of the Regency time.
Height with frame: 99 cm
Width with frame: 79 cm
France
Period: XVIII century, Regency
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