German School, 18th Century , Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head

Sale 2610

THE EUROPEAN NOBLE HOUSE SALE

Amsterdam

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10 - 11 December 2003

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Lot 791
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German School, 18th Century

Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head

Price realised

EUR 1,076

Estimate

EUR 500 - EUR 800

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German School, 18th Century
Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head
oil on canvas, oval
36.4 x 30.4 cm.
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Lot Essay

The sitter married Friedrich Leopold, Count von Schlieben (d.1799) in 1776. She was the daughter of Carl Ludwig, Count zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1720-1758) and Charlotte, Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen, née Countess von Lehndorff (1726-1762).

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Lot 791 VARIOUS PROPERTIES (Lots 791 - 792)

German School, 18th Century

Portrait of Luise Ernestine Ferdinande Sophie, Countess von Schlieben, née Countess zu Isenburg-Büdingen (1750-1812), small half-length, in a blue silk dress with a white lace chemise and a white lace shawl draped over her shoulders, a white lace scarf upon her head

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Lot 791
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
(Lots 791 - 792)