Married to louis-phillipe, proclaimed king in july, 1830, she was the last queen to live in trianon. In the portrait, marie-amélie is depicted in the park of the palace of neuilly accompanied by her two youngest sons, the duc d’aumale (1822-1897), in the uniform of the light infantry, and the duc de montpensier (1824-1890), in an artilleryman's uniform. The austerity of her face and her black dress trimmed with lace harmoniously contrasts with her hat trimmed with feathers. On her belt, she wears a "chatelaine", very fashionable during the romantic period, a chain on which hang useful or decorative items. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1835. Dimensions: height: 230 cm (90.5 in); width: 164 cm (64.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, , Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale, Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier. Collection: Palace of Versailles. Queen Marie Amélie with her youngest sons, the Dukes of Montpensier and Aumale by Louis Hersent (1835, Versailles)
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