German School, circa 1815
A young Lady called Countess Magdalene zu Rantzau Breitenburg (1766-1850), nearly full face in white dress with blue striped ribbon at sleeves and corsage, pink roses at her left shoulder, fair curly hair
gilt-metal mount within a rectangular frame
oval, 2¾in. (70mm.) high
Lot Essay
A handwritten note on the reverse of the frame indicates that the sitter was the second wife of Christian Friedrich von Schilden.