Dresden Porcelain Plaque Depicting Prussian Queen Louise After Gustav Richter

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This exceptional painted porcelain plaque depicts Queen Louise of Prussia (1776-1810) after the original portrait by Gustav Richter (1823-1884) from 1879 that resides in the collection of Wallraf-Richartz Museum in Cologne, Germany.  Plaque measures 5.25 x 7.5 in.  Frame measures 9 x 11.25 in.  Signed indistinctly in lower right corner. 

Richter studied under Eduard Holbein in Paris and was well known as a portraitist.  This portrait of Louise is his most widely admired work, and he also painted the portraits of Emperor William I, Empress Augusta and General Count von Blumenthal.

Item Details

Reference #:
ha-2338
Quantity
1
Category
Ceramics & Porcelain
SubCategory
Department
Antiques (approx100yrs)
Year
c1890
Dimensions
(Width x Height X Depth)
x x
Weight
Unknown
Condition
Good
Material
porcelain