File:Christiane zu Mecklenburg by anonymous (c.1755, Royal coll.).jpg

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German art: Princess Christina of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1735-1794)   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL))
Artist
German School   wikidata:Q3322735 s:nl:Hoofdportaal:Kunst/Duitsland
 
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art of Germany
Description German painter
UnknownUnknown German artist
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artist QS:P170,Q3322735
The identity of the artist is not known.
Unidentified painter  
 
Description 18th-century portrait painting of women, with Not identified, Unspecified, Unmentioned, UnknownUnknown or AnonymousUnknown author artist, and missing year.
Title
Princess Christina of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1735-1794)
Object type painting
object_type QS:P31,Q3305213
Description
English: Portrait of Duchess Christiane of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1735-1808), sister of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818).
"Here she is wearing the ribbon and star of the Russian Order of St Catherine. The Order of St Catherine was founded by Peter the Great in 1714 in honour of his wife, the Empress Catherine. The Order was only awarded to ladies of the highest distinction in Europe and there were two classes; The Grand Cross, which entitled the bearer to wear a star and badge of the Order, and the Small Cross, which carried the right to wear the badge only. As a dame of the first class, Princess Christina wears the sash over their right shoulder – the badge, which would be attached to a bow embroidered with the motto of the order at her waist, is not visible here. The eight-pointed star was made of silver, set with diamonds, and in the centre was a silver cross on a scarlet enamel background, surrounded by gold letters reading in Russian 'For Love and For the Fatherland'."
Date circa 1755
date QS:P571,+1755-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium watercolor on ivory
Dimensions height: 3.6 cm (1.4 in); width: 2.9 cm (1.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,3.6U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,2.9U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Object history Provenance: First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
Source/Photographer Royal Collection RCIN 420754

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