Caption from the auctioneers website: "the present portrait was painted in naples circa 1758-1759 by giuseppe bonito, a favourite at the court of king carlos and who, in 1748, had executed a series of nine paintings of his children, today in the prado, madrid. Carlos ruled naples as carlos vii from 1735-59. Very soon after the completion of the present portrait the family moved to madrid on account of carlos' accession to the spanish throne. It was probably originally paired with a portrait of the same size depicting maría lusa's elder sister maría josefa (1744-1801), currently with galería caylus, madrid. ". Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: between circa 1758 and circa 1759. Place of creation: Naples. Dimensions: height: 127 cm (50 in); width: 86 cm (33.8 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Maria Luisa of Spain. Collection: Private collection, Franco Maria Ricci. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain in 1759 by Giuseppe Bonito
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