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Title:
[Portrait of Empress Carlotta of Mexico]
Description:
Content/DescriptionBust length portrait of Empress Carlota (1840-1927) in plain black dress; a companion piece to Maximilian
of Mexico. Born Marie-Charlotte-Amelie-Augustine-Victoire-Clementine-Leopoldine on May 7, 1840 in Laeken, Belgium. She was
the daughter of King Leopold I of Belgium and Louise Marie d' Orleans, eldest daughter of King Louis Philippe of France. After
suffering from mental illness following her husband's death in 1867, she died January 1, 1927 near Brussels.
Creator/Contributor:
Unknown, artist
Date:
[186-]
Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
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