COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1979.43
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Winterhalter, Franz Xaver
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1805 - 1873
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
Title:
Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1831
Creation Start Date:
1831
Creation End Date:
1831
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 39.1cm x 28.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1979.43
Credit Line:
The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
Inscriptions:
Signed lower left: Fr. Winterhalter f 1831"
Context:
Sophie Guillemette (1801-1865), daughter of Gustavus IV Adolphus of Sweden, was the wife of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden. Winterhalter was her drawing instructor and made several portraits of both the duke and the duchess before leaving for London to become the most celebrated portrait painter of his time.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1979.43.tif
Link To Source
Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden
