Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern
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Elisabeth Christine von Braunschweig-Bevern (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) was Queen consort of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 as the spouse of Frederick the Great. By birth, she was a daughter of Ferdinand Albrecht II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Antoinette Amalia of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel; her sister Juliane von Braunschweig-Bevern was queen of Denmark. Elisabeth Christine was the longest serving queen of Prussia. Her marriage was without issue.
Portraits
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self-portrait as belle jardinière, ca. 1739
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portrait by Antoine Pesne, ca. 1739
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portrait by Antoine Pesne, ca. 1739
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portrait by Antoine Pesne, 1740
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portrait by Antoine Pesne
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portrait by Antoine Pesne
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portrait by Joachim Martin Falbe, ca. 1765
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medallion portraits on the 50th wedding anniversary, 1783
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portrait in widow's weeds by Anton Graff, 1789
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(posthumous?) portrait by J.H.W. Tischbein