Maurice-Quentin de La TOUR (1703-1768), according... - Lot 32 - Osenat

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Maurice-Quentin de La TOUR (1703-1768), according... - Lot 32 - Osenat
Maurice-Quentin de La TOUR (1703-1768), according to French school of the 19th century Portrait of Marie Leszczynska, Queen of France Rectangular miniature 8.5 x 6.5 cm Under glass. Frame in gilt bronze and chased B.E. Provenance : Collection Norbert de Beaulieu Biography: Marie Leszczynska (Trzebnica, June 23, 1703 - Versailles, June 24, 1768) is the second daughter of Catherine Opalinska and Stanislas I Leszczynski, King of Poland between 1704 and 1704. and 1709. She was queen of France by her marriage to Louis XV in 1725 and by her son of the dolphin Louis, who married Maria Josephosa of Saxony, she is the grandmother of the the last three kings of Fran ce, Louis XVI, Louis XVIII and Charles X. Left out of cases and little considered by the Court, she devoted herself to her convent, founded to Versailles for the education of poor girls, today the Hoche high school. She ensured the moral and religious education of the dolphin his son who died three years before her in 1765. Gradually abandoned by the king, even though he kept for her a profound affection, she devoted herself to devotion and took under her protection a very great number of charitable works, contributing in particular to the spread of the cult of the Sacred Heart. Related work: Musée du Louvre, Maurice-Quentin de LA TOUR, "Portrait of the Sacred Heart". of Marie Leczinska, Queen of France", 1748
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