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Pope Pius VII
(1742–1823) was head of the
Catholic Church
and ruler of the
Papal States
from 14 March 1800 to his death in 1823. In this 1819 portrait by
Thomas Lawrence
, he is shown seated on the
papal throne
, wearing a
zucchetto
on his head, a red
mozzetta
, a lace-trimmed
rochet
, a white
cassock
and red
papal slippers
. The painting is in the
Royal Collection
of the
British royal family
, and hangs in the
Waterloo Chamber
in
Windsor Castle
.
Painting credit:
Thomas Lawrence
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