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Johann Heinrich Schröder (German, 1757-1812)
Lot 69 Property of a Prince of Hanover (Lots 69-70)

Johann Heinrich Schröder (German, 1757-1812)

Portrait of Princess Luise von Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810), in a blue dress and white shawl; and a portrait of Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg, Duchess of Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg (1769-1819) in a white dress and red shawl

Closed10 April 2019

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GBP 6,875

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Johann Heinrich Schröder (German, 1757-1812)
Portrait of Princess Luise von Mecklenburg, Queen of Prussia (1776-1810), in a blue dress and white shawl; and a portrait of Princess Charlotte von Mecklenburg, Duchess of Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg (1769-1819) in a white dress and red shawl
pastel, oval
20 x 16 5/8 in. (50.6 x 42.2 cm.)
23 1/8 x 16 ¼ in. (51.9 x 41.4 cm.)
(2)

The Royal House of Hanover, Schloss Marienburg, Germany, room no. 72, inventory no. 409 and 412, thence by descent to the present owner.

Specialist note

Princess Charlotte and Princess Luise von Meckenburg-Strelitz were daughters of Charles II, Grand Duke of Meckenburg-Strelitz and his first wife Princess Friederike von Hesse-Darmstadt. Princess Charlotte married Friedrich Herzog von Sachsen-Hildburghausen-Altenburg. A sister was Princess Friederike, whose third husband was Prince Ernst August, Duke of Cumberland the fifth son of King George III of Great Britain and Hanover. The couple become King and Queen of Hanover in 1837.