French school (XIX) - Retrato de Princesa Lamballe

This 19th-century miniature portrait depicts Marie-Thérèse-Louise de Savoie-Carignan, Princess of Lamballe, an emblematic figure at the court of Louis XVI and a close friend of Marie Antoinette. The work is inspired by the style of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, a renowned portraitist of the French aristocracy, whose influence is evident in the delicacy of the brushwork, the light palette, and the idealization of the face.

The princess appears with powdered hair adorned with flowers and blue ribbons, dressed in a white garment with a matching bow, in a composition that conveys serenity and refinement. The circular format of the miniature, framed in gold and mounted on a lacquered wooden square base, reflects the nineteenth-century taste for intimate and commemorative objects, intended for private collections or personal keepsakes.

During the 19th century, the figure of Princess de Lamballe was revived as a symbol of monarchical fidelity and a victim of revolutionary terror. Her image was disseminated through engravings, porcelains, and miniatures, as part of the nostalgic cult of the Versailles court. This portrait is part of that historicist tradition, where art serves both to preserve memory and to evoke a lost ideal.

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