Archduchess maria amalia of austria, duchess of parma and piacenza, wife of duke ferdinand i. Of bourbon-parma and daughter of holy roman emperor franz i. Stephan of lorraine and empress maria theresia of austria. Pastellemälde. Archduchess maria amalia, shown here at her embroidery, resisted her mother’s arrangements for a politically advantageous marriage. The empress prevailed and in 1769 maria amalia was married to ferdinand of bourbon, duke of parma (1751–1802). Very active in the political affairs of her new home, she left parma after her husband’s death in 1802 and died in prague in 1804. Date: 1762. Medium: black chalk, graphite and watercolor on paper, pastel, red chalk. Collection: Musée d’Art et d’Histoire de Genève. Maria Amalia of Habsburg Lorraine
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