Portrait of Countess Augusta von Reuss-Ebersdorf and Lobenstein, half-length, as Artemisia, Johann Heinrich Tischbein, 1775

For this well known allegory, the eighteen years old countess augusta reuss-ebersdorf and lobenstein (1757–1831) stood model in 1775. She was known as the most beautiful woman in the area. The wife of franz friedrich duke of sachsen-coburg-saalfeld, she is an ancestress to numerous royal families. Her son was king leopold i. Of belgium, her granddaughter was queen victoria of england. Object Type: painting. Date: 1775. Dimensions: height: 29 in (73.6 cm); width: 38 in (96.5 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Unidentified location. Artemisia