Portrait of Maria Mancini
by VOET, Jacob Ferdinand, Oil on panel, 73 x 63 cm
Voet is best known for his iconic portraits of Queen Christina of Sweden of circa 1670 and of the Mancini sisters, especially of Marie and of Hortense: half-length sensual portraits with particular attention to decorative details of hair and clothing.
Maria Mancini (1639-1715) was the Duchess of Bouillon. She was the niece of Cardinal Mazarin. She married Maurice Godefroy de la Tour d’Auvergne, Duke of Bouillon in in 1662.