Antique French engraving: Marie of Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Paris, 1684

Description

• Original/Reproduction:Original Print, Print Type:Engraving, Size Type/Largest Dimension:Small (Up to 14")
• Listed By:Dealer or Reseller, Subject:Celebrities & Musicians, Date Of Creation:Pre-1800
• Edition Type:Limited Edition, Style:Realism, Signed:Signed

Antique French engraving: Marie of Lorraine, Duchess of Guise, Paris, France, 1684Engraving after Pierre Mignard (1612 1695)Marie de Lorraine (15 August 1615 3 March 1688) was the daughter of Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Guise and Henriette Catherine de Joyeuse and the last member of the House of Guise, a branch of the House of Lorraine. Size of the engraving: 9.75 x 14 = 24.4 cm x 35 cm Size of the frame: 22.5 x 17.5 inches = 56 cm x 44 cm Weight of the framed engraving: 7 lb. = 3.15 kgCondition: Good, except that there is a small tear (10x22mm) in the region of the upper part of her dress.Provenance: from private collection of one lady in Florida.Biography Marie de Lorraine de Guise was a foreign princess naturalized in France (that is, the daughter of a foreign prince of the House of Lorraine). After the death of the last male of the House of Guise in 1675, Marie became duchess of Guise, duchess of Joyeuse, and princess of Joinville and enjoyed the vast revenues from these duchies and principalities.[1] People addressed her formally as Your Highness she herself signed legal documents as Marie de Lorraine and after 1675, as Marie de Lorraine de Guise, but she ended personal letters with, simply, Guise. Exiled to Florence with her family, 163443,[2] Marie (whom the French knew as Mademoiselle de Guise ) became close to the Medicis and came to love Italy and especially Italian music. For over forty years scarcely a week passed that she did not write to her Medici friends in Florence, or receive word from them through the Tuscan resident in Paris. Circa 1650 she morganatically married Claude de Bourdeille, count of Montrsor [3] by whom she had several children whose existence was never acknowledged publicly. Starting in 1670, Marc-Antoine Charpentier composed for her and sang haute-contre in her service. She protected her loyal servant by soliciting commissions fExported By ExportYourStore

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