Lot No. 279


Franz Xaver Nachtmann


Franz Xaver Nachtmann - Imperial Court Memorabilia & Historical Objects

(Bodenmais 1799 - 1846 Munich) - Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Helene of Russia, 2 portraits, gouaches on paper, 1 sheet (Czarina Alexandra) signed and dated "Nachtmann 1841", each 20.5 x 17.5 cm, mounted, framed, glazed, (Lu)

Czarina Alexandra of Russia (1798 - 1860), born Princess Charlotte of Prussia, wife of Czar Nicholas I. Helene Grand Duchess of Russia (1807 - 1873), born Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, married to Grand Duke Michael. According to tradition, the two portraits come from an album owned by Ludwig II of Bavaria. A letter from Grand Duchess Helene, dated 12 January 1826, addressed to her uncle Duke Maximilian II of Bavaria, is enclosed, in which she mentions the loss of her brother-in-law, Emperor Alexander I of Russia.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at

14.06.2022 - 15:00

Estimate:
EUR 3,000.- to EUR 5,000.-

Franz Xaver Nachtmann


(Bodenmais 1799 - 1846 Munich) - Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna and Grand Duchess Helene of Russia, 2 portraits, gouaches on paper, 1 sheet (Czarina Alexandra) signed and dated "Nachtmann 1841", each 20.5 x 17.5 cm, mounted, framed, glazed, (Lu)

Czarina Alexandra of Russia (1798 - 1860), born Princess Charlotte of Prussia, wife of Czar Nicholas I. Helene Grand Duchess of Russia (1807 - 1873), born Princess Charlotte of Württemberg, married to Grand Duke Michael. According to tradition, the two portraits come from an album owned by Ludwig II of Bavaria. A letter from Grand Duchess Helene, dated 12 January 1826, addressed to her uncle Duke Maximilian II of Bavaria, is enclosed, in which she mentions the loss of her brother-in-law, Emperor Alexander I of Russia.

Specialist: Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff Dr. Georg Ludwigstorff
+43-1-515 60-363

antiquitaeten@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Imperial Court Memorabilia & Historical Objects
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 14.06.2022 - 15:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 09.06. - 14.06.2022

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