Noble & Private Collections
Noble & Private Collections
Property from a Private Collection formerly at Gut Umschoss (Siegburg)
Portrait of the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna (1759–1828), née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
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December 5, 04:57 PM GMT
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7,000 - 9,000 EUR
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Description
Property from a German Private Collection, formerly at Gut Umschoss, Siegburg
After Alexander Roslin
Portrait of the Grand Duchess Maria Feodorovna (1759–1828), née Duchess Sophie Dorothea of Württemberg
oil on canvas
unframed: 80.7 x 64 cm.; 31¾ x 25¼ in.
framed: 96.2 x 81 cm.; 37⅞ x 31⅞ in.
Acquired by the grandfather of the present owner;
Thence by descent.
Maria Feodorovna was the second wife of Paul I, Emperor of Russia (1754–1801). Alexander Roslin completed a full-length portrait of Feodorovna (similar to the present work) in 1777, now held in the Hermitage, no. GE-1357.