GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1785
GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1785

An aristocratic lady called the Landgravine of Hesse-Rumpenheim, ne Princess of Nassau, facing right in white dress with lace bordered fichu tied at corsage, long powdered curling hair; seated with her right arm over the back of a green upholstered chair; and a German Prince, called Ernest Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1742-1814), facing right in aubergine coloured coat, turquoise waistcoat and knotted cravat, wearing the breast star and sash of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, powdered hair

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GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1785
An aristocratic lady called the Landgravine of Hesse-Rumpenheim, ne Princess of Nassau, facing right in white dress with lace bordered fichu tied at corsage, long powdered curling hair; seated with her right arm over the back of a green upholstered chair; and a German Prince, called Ernest Prince of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1742-1814), facing right in aubergine coloured coat, turquoise waistcoat and knotted cravat, wearing the breast star and sash of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle, powdered hair
2.5/8 in. (67 mm.) diam. and oval, 3 in. (83 mm.) high, gilt-metal mounts (2)

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