PAULINE VAN GEENEN

(1815–1870).

Presumed portrait of Françoise de Bragance, princess of Brazil princess of Joinville and member of the Maison d'Orléans.

Signed and dated on the right; Pauline Van Geenen 1841.

Watercolor and gouache, oval 12 x 8.5 cm.

Original frame in chiseled and gilded bronze and velvet, 15.5 x 20 cm.

Large miniature of exceptional quality signed and dated on the right: Pauline Van Geenen 1841.

Rare portrait of Francesca di Braganza, imperial princess of Brazil, princess of Joinville and member of the Orleans family, identified by a label on the back of the frame.

Françoise de Bragance, was born in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, on 2 August 1824 and died in Paris on 27 March 1898. Daughter of Emperor Peter I of Brazil (Peter IV of Portugal) and Maria Leopoldina of Austria, she became with François d'Orléans, Princess of Joinville and member of the Orleans family.

For more information on her life, please consult:

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Françoise_du_Brésil

Pauline Van Geenen was one of Mme Lizinska de Mirbel's best students. A very talented portrait painter, she exhibited at the salon from 1840 to 1846 and received a medal. In this painting the imprint of De Mirbel is strong, undoubtedly equal to the teacher in technical quality.

For information on the state of conservation and other images please contact us

Price:  4900 €

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Bénézit, Schidlof, Bouchard, Foster, Blattel, Thieme et Becker, Lemberger, Busse.

MUSEUMS:

Museum Briner and Kern, coll Duval.