ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA, S.XIX
Portrait of Ferdinand VII with the Golden Toison. Painti…

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ESCUELA ESPAÑOLA, S.XIX Portrait of Ferdinand VII with the Golden Toison. Painting S.XIX. Oil on canvas. Based on the portrait that the painter Vicente Escobar made to the monarch as painter of Fernando VII's chamber. Measurements: 67 x 56 cm

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