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Magdalene Sibylle (1612-1687), Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, married Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony in 1638. She was the grandmother of King Augustus the Strong.
Details
German School, circa 1660/70
Electress Magdalena Sibylla of Saxony, facing left in black dress with large lace collar, pearl necklace and earring, her hair in ringlets
oil on copper, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse
oval, 1 3/16 in. (31 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
Electress Magdalena Sibylla of Saxony, facing left in black dress with large lace collar, pearl necklace and earring, her hair in ringlets
oil on copper, gilt-metal frame with glazed reverse
oval, 1 3/16 in. (31 mm.) high
See Front Cover Illustration
Exhibited
Hanover, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Bildnisminiaturen aus niedersächsischem Privatbesitz, 1918, no. 41 (sitter unidentified, lent by Dr. Leo Catzenstein, Hanover).
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