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Lot 137 Dα

A portrait miniature of Queen Luisa Ulrika of Sweden

Auction 1150 - overview Berlin
16.05.2020, 12:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 3.000 € - 3.500 €
Result: 2.500 € (incl. premium)
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A portrait miniature of Queen Luisa Ulrika of Sweden

Gouache on card. Finely painted portrait of the Queen seated in a gilt embroidered throne, dressed in a white silk gown with lace trimmings, diamond jewellery, and an ermine trimmed cloak. Inscribed to the reverse "La Reine Louise Ulrique" and with remnants of a varnish seal. Some wear to the frame. 8 x 5.9 cm. In a carved giltwood Rococo frame.
Attributed to Nicolas Lafrensen the Elder, circa 1752.

Princess Luise Ulrike of Prussia (Berlin 1720 - 1782 Schloss Svartsjö/Sweden), one of the younger sisters of King Friedrich II, married the Swedish crown prince Adolf Friedrich from the house of Holstein-Gottorp, who became King of Sweden in 1751. The motif of this portrait is based on a full-figure representative portrait by Lafrensen which is housed in the National Museum in Stockholm. There are also several lists of Swedish regents attributed to Lafrensen the Elder showing half-figure portraits of the Swedish queen based on the same motif.