Portrait of Princess Luise von Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810), in a blue dress and white shawl; and a portrait of Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg, Duchess of Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg (1769-1819) in a white dress and red shawl

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Johann Heinrich Schröder (German, 1757-1812)
Portrait of Princess Luise von Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810), in a blue dress and white shawl; and a portrait of Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg, Duchess of Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg (1769-1819) in a white dress and red shawl
pastel, oval
20 x 16 5/8 in. (50.6 x 42.2 cm.)
23 1/8 x 16 ¼ in. (51.9 x 41.4 cm.)
(2)

Provenance

The Royal House of Hanover, Schloss Marienburg, Germany, room no. 72, inventory no. 409 and 412, thence by descent to the present owner.

Literature

Spangenberg, M. Der Meininger Porträtmaler Johann Heinrich Schröder (1757-1812). Monographie und Werkverzeichnis. Meiningen : Staatl. Museen, 1995, pps. 43 and 46.
Jeffares, N. Dictionary of Pastellists before 1800, London, online edition [accessed March 2018], no. J.665.1131 and J.665.1558 (as Princess Luise).

Sale room notice

Please note that the identification of the sitter’s should read, ‘Portrait of Princess Luise von Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810), in a blue dress and white shawl; and a portrait of Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg, Duchess of Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg (1769-1819) in a white dress and red shawl’ and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

Princess Charlotte and Princess Luise von Meckenburg-Strelitz were daughters of Charles II, Grand Duke of Meckenburg-Strelitz and his first wife Princess Friederike von Hesse-Darmstadt. Princess Charlotte married Friedrich Herzog von Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg. A sister was Princess Friederike, whose third husband was Prince Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland the fifth son of King George III of Great Britain and Hanover. The couple become King and Queen of Hanover in 1837.

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