Queen Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (1692-1766)

after Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707 - Paris 1771) . Oil painting on canvas, Queen Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (1692-1766), after Louis Michel van Loo (Toulon 1707 - Paris 1771), late 18th century. A half-length portrait, facing, gazing slightly to the right, as an elderly woman and widow; she wears an ermine-lined cloak embroidered with the emblems of Spain, a black veil over her head and shoulders. Elizabeth Farnese, Queen of Spain (1692-1766), daughter of Odardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Dorothea Sophia of Bavaria; born 25 October 1692 married Philip V of Spain as his second wife on 24 December 1714; mother of Charles III of Spain, the Duke of Parma and other children. Called after 1746 the Queen Mother when she was widowed. She died on 11 July 1766. She was commonly known as the termagant of Spain. Ickworth, Suffolk (Accredited Museum)