FLORENTINO DECRAENE

(1795 / 1852)

ATTRIBUTED TO FLORENTINO DECRAENE Tournai, France (1795) / Madrid (1852) "The Infant Francisco de Paula", c.1840

Gouache on ivory Small lack at the bottom. It is presented in a 19th century Louis XVI style frame made of mercury-gilded bronze, topped with a flower garland with a central medallion bordered with glass beads, blue enamel, with missing, and a royal crown. The present portrait is a quality example of Decraene's work and his service to the court. A similar miniature (CE0915) is preserved in the National Museum of Romanticism, also without a signature, although of somewhat larger dimensions, which has traditionally been attributed to the French, where the Infante Francisco de Paula Antonio de Borbon y Borbon (1794-1865) also appears. ) who was the son of Charles IV and Maria Luisa of Parma, and brother of Ferdinand VII, in half length and with a military uniform. This work has a valid CITES certificate with number ES-MT-51401/23C issued in 2024 Measurements: 5.4 x 4.6 cm