Bildnis Elisabeth von Schukowsky, geb. von Reutern

Portrait of Elisabeth von Schukowsky, neé von Reutern, 1843

ArtistCarl Ferdinand Sohn, Berlin 1805–1867 Köln

Oil on canvas

Dimensions without frame62,5 × 49,5 cm

Dimensions with frame82 × 74 × 17 cm

Status

on display, room 010.2

About the workCarl Ferdinand Sohn was a highly sought-after portrait artist in Düsseldorf. In 1843/44, he painted the daughters of his friend Gerhard von Reutern. The eldest, Elisabeth, was 22 when this picture was realised; at this point, she had already been married for two years to an influential Russian writer who had previously worked as a tutor to the tsar’s family. Elisabeth von Zhukovsky was also artistically talented and may have been taught by her father. After the death of her husband in 1852, she and her children went to the tsar’s court, where she died soon afterwards.

AccessionAcquisition 1958

ProvenanceVermutlich bis 1958 in Familienbesitz von Reutern; 1958 angekauft von Gerhard von Reutern, Bonn

Inventory numberM 5042

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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