Spanish School (19th Century) - Queen Maria Cristina Of Spain In Extravagant Headdress

THIS SEPTEMBER ENJOY FREE DELIVERY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION* AT MONTBARON GALERIE - Oil on canvas. - After unsuccessful attempts to obtain offspring with three previous wives, the beautiful Sicilian queen María Cristina de Borbón has finally given the old Ferdinand VII the long-awaited heir. The death of the absolutist king, reinstated after the definitive expulsion of the French from Spain as part of the conservative turn marked by the Congress of Vienna, leaves a power vacuum in the country that is quickly covered by the scheming and Machiavellian widow, dedicated to her lovers and favorites in the midst of the civil war due to the Carlist insurrection. María Cristina, definitively removed from power after numerous scandals, will settle in Paris until her death in the company of her lover, a former bodyguard of the palace. - Dimensions of the image without frame: 60 x 71 cm / 74 x 85 cm with a beautiful original frame. - From a private collection in Madrid. - Good general condition. Minimal defects. - Montbaron Gallery includes a technical sheet with all its lots.