(2) Circle of Christian Friedrich Rheinhold Lisiewski (Berlin 1725-1794 Ludwigslust)

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THE PROPERTY OF THE PRINCES VON SCHÖNBURG-WALDENBURG ZU GUTEBORN

(2) Circle of Christian Friedrich Rheinhold Lisiewski (Berlin 1725-1794 Ludwigslust)

Portrait of Karoline Luise, Countess von Hessen-Homburg, née Princess von Hessen-Darmstadt (1746-1821), bust length, in silk light blue dress, a white lace chemise set with pearls and a white silk ribbon and the badge of the Russian order of Saint Catherine

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(2) Circle of Christian Friedrich Rheinhold Lisiewski (Berlin 1725-1794 Ludwigslust)
Portrait of Karoline Luise, Countess von Hessen-Homburg, née Princess von Hessen-Darmstadt (1746-1821), bust length, in silk light blue dress, a white lace chemise set with pearls and a white silk ribbon and the badge of the Russian order of Saint Catherine
inscribed 'Caroline Louise reg= Landgräfin/zu Hessen-Homburg/geb= Prinzessin zu Hessen-Darmstadt./* 1746-+1821/...' on the backing of the canvas and with the inventory number MO786 (in green) on the backing of the frame
oil on canvas, oval
53.1 x 45.2 cm.
and Portrait of Albrecht Anton, Count of Schönburg (1641-1710) by a follower of Johann Christoph Morgenstern, oil on canvas, unframed, with the signature 'AH Morgenstern/pinx:1781' (lower right), with the inventory number MO505 on the backing of the frame (2)

Provenance

Confiscated from Schloss Guteborn and brought to the depot at Gallerie Dresden, 1945.
Restituted to the heirs of the Schönburg-Waldenburg family, 2003.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The sitter married Friedrich V Ludwig Wilhelm Christian, Count von Hessen-Homburg (1748-1820) on 27 September 1768. She was the eldest daughter of Ludwig IX, Count von Hessen-Darmstadt (1719-1790) and Karoline Henriette Christiane, Countess von Hessen-Darmstadt, née Countess von Zweibrucken-Birkenfeld (1721-1774).

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