Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head

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German School, 18th Century
Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head
oil on canvas, oval
36.4 x 30.4 cm.

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Lot Essay

The sitter married Friedrich Leopold, Count von Schlieben (d.1799) in 1776. She was the daughter of Carl Ludwig, Count zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1720-1758) and Charlotte, Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen, née Countess von Lehndorff (1726-1762).

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