Portrait of Schiller seated by a bust

Details

Circle of Ludovike Simanowitz (German, 1759-1827)
Portrait of Schiller seated by a bust
oil on canvas
103.5 x 86 cm.

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Lot Essay

In 1767, Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) moved to Ludwigsburg with his parents. The family's first Ludwigsburg lodging was in the house of the court physician Reichenbach, the father of the painter Ludovike Simanowitz, who would later stay in close contact with the family and end up painting several of Schiller's portraits.

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