Luis de LA CRUZ Y RIOS, known as El CANARIO (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1776 - Antequera, Málaga,1853) Portrait of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (1784-1833), in uniform decorated with the cordon of the Spanish Royal Order of Charles III and the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece Watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, oval form Signed and dated 'Cruz ano 1829' centre left CIC no. 2024/BE02104/CE Mounted in gilt metal on a purple velvet background, in an easel frame surmounted by the collar of the Golden Fleece. The easel engraved 'GIROUX/PARIS'. Portrait of Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (1784-1833), watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed and dated, by L. de la Cruz Y Rios, called El Canario 2.28 x 1.77 in. 5.8 x 4.5 cm Provenance: Anonymous sale; Fontainebleau, Osenat, 7 August 2008, no. 356 ; Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Related work: The King wearing a more sober uniform, by the same artist, in the Royal Palace in Madrid (Mariano Tomàs, La miniatura retrato en Espana, Spain, 1953, illus. pl. LXXXII). Luis de LA CRUZ Y RIOS, known as El CANARIO (Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, 1776 - Antequera, Málaga,1853) 5.8 x 4.5 cm Related work: The king wearing a more sober uniform, by the same artist, in the Royal Palace in Madrid (Mariano Tomàs, La miniatura retrato en Espana, Spain, 1953, illus. pl. LXXXII).