Maria Amalia was a daugher of Empress Maria Theresa (1717-1780) and Francis I (1708-1765), the Holy Roman Emperor, and the sister of Marie Antoinette (1755-1793), who was painted by the same artist.
The portrait measures 31.8 x 25.7 cm. The painter, Liotard, was nicknamed 'The Turk', for his wearing Oriental clothing following a trip to the Middle East.
Musées d'art et d'histoire, Genève, online catalogue (retrieved 17th December 2016).
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