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Maria Theresia, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria After a drawing of 1742
Mezzotint | 46.4 x 32.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 613688

Bleeck, Pieter van (fl.1723-1764)
Maria Theresia, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria After a drawing of 1742
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A mezzotint of Maria Theresa of Austria, wife of Holy Roman Emperor Francis I. A three-quarter length portrait inclined right, wearing a bejewelled dress and an ermine-trimmed mantle. Her hands are outstretched and she sits upon a chair beside a table bearing a cushion, crown and sceptre. The background features an obelisk and draped fabric. Beneath the image is an English inscription beginning 'Maria Theresia Queen of Hungary & Bohemia, Archduchess of Austria...'
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Mezzotint
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46.4 x 32.0 cm (sheet of paper)
45.8 x 30.9 cm (platemark)
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