Portrait of Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem Biron, Duchess of Courland; after 1792 after an oil portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1731–1818. Pastel, height 94.5 cm, width 64 cm. Copy attributed to Gustav Friedrich Amalius Taubert 1755–1839 copyist; possible unknown pastelist. Depicts Biron in 18th-century costume, en pied, wearing jewelry; iconography related to Stanislaw August Poniatowski and Dorota née von Medem 1761–1821. Restitution; gift; copies imitations., A portrait of a woman wearing a light blue dress with white lace trim and a purple sash, seated or standing against a muted brownish-gray background, her pale skin and rosy cheeks framed by voluminous blond hair adorned with white feathers and a small pink flower; she holds a round, grayish medallion or plaque showing a sculpted male profile and rests one hand on a brownish surface while the other supports the medallion, wearing a strand of white pearls on her wrist; the image is set within an ornate gold frame with braided...
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Portrait of Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem Biron, Duchess of Courland; after 1792 after an oil portrait by Marcello Bacciarelli, 1731–1818. Pastel, height 94.5 cm, width 64 cm. Copy attributed to Gustav Friedrich Amalius Taubert 1755–1839 copyist; possible unknown pastelist. Depicts Biron in 18th-century costume, en pied, wearing jewelry; iconography related to Stanislaw August Poniatowski and Dorota née von Medem 1761–1821. Restitution; gift; copies imitations., A portrait of a woman wearing a light blue dress with white lace trim and a purple sash, seated or standing against a muted brownish-gray background, her pale skin and rosy cheeks framed by voluminous blond hair adorned with white feathers and a small pink flower; she holds a round, grayish medallion or plaque showing a sculpted male profile and rests one hand on a brownish surface while the other supports the medallion, wearing a strand of white pearls on her wrist; the image is set within an ornate gold frame with braided and floral carved details.

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Portrait Anna Charlotte Dorothea von Medem Biron Duchess Courland 1792 oil portrait Marcello Bacciarelli 1731–1818 Pastel height 94.5 cm width 64 cm Copy attributed Gustav Friedrich Amalius Taubert 1755–1839 copyist possible unknown pastelist Depicts Biron 18th-century costume en pied wearing jewelry iconography related Stanislaw August Poniatowski Dorota née Medem 1761–1821 Restitution gift copies imitations portrait woman wearing light blue dress white lace trim purple sash seated standing muted brownish-gray background pale skin rosy cheeks framed voluminous blond hair adorned white feathers small pink flower holds round grayish medallion plaque showing sculpted male profile rests hand brownish surface supports medallion wearing strand white pearls wrist image set within ornate gold frame braided floral carved details.

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