Portrait Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Queen of Prussia (1801-1873)

Portrait Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria. The German princess is shown here as a frontal chest. She turned her head to the left and her gaze adheres dreamily and sensually at an indefinite point on the left hand. Her hair put her up on both sides. She wears an open-hearted dress made of shiny fabric with lace and a hanging with fur trim at shoulder height. An eye-catcher is her string of pearls around her neck. The effigy is framed rectangular. Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria was the daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and patron of the Empress Elisabeth (EliSisi ¹) of Austria, who was allegedly named after her. She married Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia in 1823, who assumed royal dignity in 1840, so she became queen of Prussia. Both had a sense of art, politically she was committed to maintaining the friendship between Prussia and Austria. When her husband died in 1861, she retired on her widow’s seats in Sanssouci, Charlottenburg Palace. She died while visiting Dresden. The present sheet was executed by Eduard Mandel (1810-1882), professor at the Academy of Artists in Berlin. He resorted to a painting depicting the young princess as a half-figure with subjects in his hand and which was written by the Bavarian court painter Joseph Karl Stieler (1781-1858). It is estimated for the 19th century and is currently in Sanssouci Palace. Under the portrait in the middle, the date of the publication is displayed. In addition, the stecher points out that he used the method of galvanography when printing, he allows several hundred deductions. Signature: Stieler pinx.t 1845 E. Mandel Signat.t print on galvan. Pathways after the engraving of Prof. Mandel. Label: ELISABETH KÖNIGIN OF PREUSSEN. His Majesty honorably dedicated to the kings of Prussia Friedrich Wilhelm IV by E. Mandel. For the best of the Queen Elisabeth-Central Foundation. (Stiftung Händel-Haus Halle Foundation)