[Portrait of Empress Carlotta of Mexico]

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Image

Description

Content/DescriptionBust length portrait of Empress Carlota (1840-1927) in plain black dress; a companion piece to Maximilian of Mexico. Born Marie-Charlotte-Amelie-Augustine-Victoire-Clementine-Leopoldine on May 7, 1840 in Laeken, Belgium. She was the daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise Marie d' Orleans, eldest daughter of King Louis Philippe of France. After suffering from mental illness following her husband's death in 1867, she died January 1, 1927 near Brussels.

Details

Title

[Portrait of Empress Carlotta of Mexico]

Creator

Unknown, artist

Published

186-

Full Collection Name

Framed items from the collections of The Bancroft Library

Other Identifiers

BANC PIC 19xx.323:1--FR

Subject (Topic)

Carlota, -- Empress, consort of Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, -- 1840-1927

Type

Image

Format

Oil paintings
Portraits

Extent

1 painting on canvas mounted on panel : oil ; visible image 43.5 x 35.8 cm.

Archive

The Bancroft Library

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Collection

Framed Items