File:German School - Caroline of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.png
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[edit]Caroline, Deaconess of Gandersheim (1753-1825)
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German School
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| Title |
Caroline, Deaconess of Gandersheim (1753-1825) |
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| Description |
English: Portrait of Caroline Ulrike Amalie von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld (1753-1829), daughter of Ernest Frederick of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. "Caroline (1753-1829), depicted here with a pearl necklace and sapphires in her hair, was the daughter of Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. In 1795, she became dechantin (deaconess) of Gandersheim Abbey, Germany. The abbey was a community of unmarried daughters from noble families, who were not under religious vows." [1] |
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| Date | dated by the instituion in circa 1790, but based on the sitter's age, clothing and hairstyle it can be dated to circa 1770 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | watercolor on ivory | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 3.2 cm (1.2 in); width: 2.5 cm (0.9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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RCIN 420571 |
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| Object history | Provenance: Bequeathed to Queen Victoria by the Duchess of Gloucester, 1857 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Inscribed on the back in pencil: Karoline ... Coburg. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Royal Collection RCIN 420571 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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- 18th-century portrait paintings of women, artist, location and year missing
- Caroline Ulrike Amalie of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
- Portrait paintings of females in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
- 18th-century portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
- 18th-century oval portrait miniatures of women at bust length
- 18th-century portrait paintings of members of the House of Wettin
- Hair jewellery in art
- Portrait paintings of women with chokers