The Duchesse de Berry in a Blue Velvet Dress, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1824

The duchesse de berry (1798–1870), by birth a princess of naples, was the widowed mother of the eventual heir to the french throne. Her portrait suggests the exaltation of a young woman who identified with the heroines of sir walter scott. The portraitist staged her against a threatening sky, her scarf swept away by the wind. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1824. Dimensions: height: 100 cm (39.3 in); width: 75 cm (29.5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry. Collection: Private collection. Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun - La duchesse de Berry en robe de velours bleu

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Author: Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755–1842)Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/

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