Portrait of Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein Leonilly

Date: 1843
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Los Angeles

The painting depicts a woman lying relaxing on a couch in a richly decorated interior. She is dressed in period clothing, with a beaded necklace and earrings. The background opens to a view of a tropical landscape with palm trees and the sea in the distance. Her posture and facial expression seem noble and calm. The overall colors of the image are warm with a dominance of red and gold hues.

Winterhalter painted picture Portrait of Princess Sayn-Wittgenstein Leonilly in 1843. Prevailing color of this fine art print is red and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Los Angeles. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Franz Xaver Winterhalter (1805-1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his portraits of the royal family. He was born in a small village, Menzenschwald, as the sixth of eight children on the family farm. He apprenticed as a draftsman and lithographer in the workshop of Karl Ludwig Schüler. In 1825, he got a scholarship from the Grand Duke of Baden, Louis I. He began studying at Akdemii Fine Arts in Munich. The Grand Duke’s favour brought him money and the opportunity to travel to Italy, where he exhibited many portraits of noblewomen and rulers. The most important include Princess Leonilla Wittegenstein or Madame Rimsky-Korsakov. However, his reputation as a romantic painter suffered in academic circles. For his favour with the influential and rich people, he was not taken seriously, even a long time after his death. That changed in 1987 at a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London and Paris. His paintings have now been seen in the leading European and American museums and galleries.