French school of the 18th century. Marie Suzanne... Lot 22

French school of the 18th century. Marie Suzanne de Bremond d'Ars, wearing the insignia of Canoness of the Chapter of Saint Louis of Metz, born March 25, 1732. Oil on canvas with coat of arms on top right. 81 x 65 cm Gilt frame. History: The canonesses had to show four hundred years of nobility, they are decorated with an eight-pointed gold cross, enamelled white, surmounted by a royal crown, in the middle of the cross a small blue medallion is charged with the King's number and on the reverse this motto "Ludovici decimi quinti munificentia" the cross hanging from a white ribbon edged in blue. Biography: Marie Suzanne de BRÉMOND d'ARS (1732-1807) Canoness, dean at the royal and secular chapter of Saint-Louis de Metz She was the daughter of the Marquis Charles de BRÉMOND d'ARS (1695-1765)