Painting

Title:

Marie Antoinette

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1970.500.02

Creator:

Hollingsworth, Amelia G. (1854-1940)Artist

Place of Origin:

Boston, MA

Date:

1893-1896

Description:

Miniature portrait of Marie Antoinette, by Amelia G. Hollingsworth (1854-1940), 1893-1896. Watercolor on ivory. Oval bust-length portrait of woman, facing slightly right; eyes toward viewer. Sitter has large curled white wig with hanging curls and blue eyes. She is wearing rows of pearls in hair and a wide-neck pink dress with lace embellishments and a large pink bow at center. White background with browns and blues lower. Unsigned. Oval gilded case with convex glazing.

Material:

Skeletal
Ivory
Metal
Glass

Dimensions:

H-2.5 W-2 inches

Provenance:

Marie Antoinette Josephe Jeanne, archduchess of Austria and queen of France, was born in Vienna, 1755, to Francis I and Maria Theresa. Married Louis XV in 1770 and lived in Versailles. She became queen after the death of Louis XV. Hated by the court party for her restlessness, whims, and extravagance. Mob threatened her life. Married Louis XVI in 1793 and was brought before the revolutionary tribunal. Charged with having dissipated the finances, exhausted the treasury, giving large sums to the emperor, having corresponded with foreign enemies and favored domestic tumults.

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Antoinette, Marie (1755-1793), Hollingsworth, Amelia G. (1854-1940)

Subjects:

Antoinette, Marie, Monarchy, Portrait miniatures