Portrait of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna

Benner Jean Henri

3 августа 1776, Мюльхаузен, Эльзас — зима 1836, Париж

Portrait of Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna

1823

Бумага на металлической пластинке, watercolours. 14,3 x 10,8 (овал)
Ж-755

Location in museum The St Michael’s Castle, The Raphael Gallery Open the panorama of the hall in the virtual tour
Period Early 19th century
CategoryPortrait
Keywords The Epoch of Alexander I | миниатюра | женский портрет | The Romanovs | прически | female costume
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The Queen of Wurttemberg (née Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna, 1788-1819) was the fourth daughter of Emperor Paul I and Maria Feodorovna and favourite sister of Emperor Alexander I. The Emperor of France, Napoleon had the intention to marry Grand Duchess Ekaterina Pavlovna. In accordance with her mother’s wish she got married to Duke George of Oldenburg who died on 12th December 1812. For the second time she married the Crown Prince William of Wurttemberg on 12th January 1816. In the same year, the Crown Prince became the King. She had two sons from the first marriage: Friedrich-Pavel-Alexander (1810-1829) and Prince Peter Georgievich of Oldenburg (1812-1881).

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