Portret van Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans
anonymous; veuve Delpech (Naudet)
in of na 1818 - in of voor 1842
Medium
lithography
Dimensions
181; 272
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 272 mm x breedte 181 mm
Art Historical Context
This delicate lithograph, titled *Portret van Anne-Marieouise d'Orléans captures the poised elegance of one of France's most intriguing 17th-century nobles: Anne Marie Louise d'Or (1627–1693), known as "La Grande Mademoiselle." The daughter of Gaston d'Orléans and a cousin of Louis XIV, she was the wealthiest unmarried woman in Europe, renowned for her wealth, intellect, and bold participation in the Fronde rebellion against the young king. Created anonymously but attributed to veuve Delpech (Naudet)—likely the widow of Parisian lithographer François Séraphin Delpech—this posthumous portrait d...