Maria Lesczinska in childbirth, The maternity bed of the Queen of France was on August 14. 1727 delivered of two Princesses (title on object), Maria Lesczinska, Queen of France, is in childbirth after giving birth to her twin daughters Marie Louise Elisabeth and Henriëtte Anne. On the left sits a lady-in-waiting with one of the children on her lap. Her husband Louis XV bends over her. Some courtiers pay her a visit. Bottom left a three-line text in Dutch with an explanation of the performance and on the right a comparable explanation in Latin., print, print maker: Leonard Schenk, after design

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