"miniature portrait of elisabeth sophie friederike, markgravine of brandenburg-bayreuth, duchess of wuerttemberg (1732-1780). She was a daughter of friedrich, markgrave of brandenburg-bayreuth and wilhelmine, princess of prussia. In 1748 she married karl ii eugen, duke of wuerttemberg and divorced in 1754 (click here). A very similar miniature portrait of her (painted by the same artist!) belongs to the collection of the royal house of orange-nassau (see our additional image with clip from the catalogue of this collection). Similarly as the work in collection of orange-nassau, our miniature is attributed to german 18th-century artist - laurentius von sandrart (also see our web # 28642). Laurentius (lorenz) von sandrart was born ca. 1682 in nuremberg and died in 1753 in stuttgart. In 1710 he was appointed a royal court artist in berlin; served as an inspector (director) of stuttgart gallery between 1729 and 1735. Known is a group of portrait miniatures that he painted in the period 1735-1741. ". Date: circa 1750. Dimensions: height: 5 cm (1.9 in); width: 7.1 cm (2.7 in). Medium: miniature, watercolor. Collection: Unidentified location. Attributed to Lorenz von Sandrart - "Elisabeth Sophie Friederike, Duchess of Wuerttemberg"
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