"A presumed portrait of Mademoiselle de Charolais in a franciscan robe", Marianne Loir

"granddaughter of louis xiv and madame de maintenon, louise-anne de bourbon, known as mademoiselle de charolais (1695-1758) was known for her loose morals. In repentance, she sometimes wore the franciscan habit, as abbot bellanger recounts. The princess had been waited in vain for more than six hours for the laying of the foundation stone of a church, which she supported financially: "on this occasion, before receiving the thanks of the chapter of saint honoré and the notables of neuilly, she had the strange fancy of having herself painted by boucher in a nun's habit, choosing the costume of the most austere and harshest order, that of the franciscans. Then voltaire, one of her regular guests, addressed this all too well-known impromptu to her: "brother angel of charolais, tell us by what adventure, the cord of saint-françois, etc. , etc. " (history of neuilly, 1855)". Date: 18th century. Dimensions: height: 55 cm (21.6 in); width: 43 cm (16.9 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Attribué à Marianne Loir - Portrait présumé de Mademoiselle de Charolais en bure de franciscain