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Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland

Angelica Kauffmanc. 1790

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

  • Title: Possibly Franciska Krasinska, Duchess of Courland
  • Creator: Angelica Kauffmann
  • Date Created: c. 1790
  • Physical Dimensions: overall (painted oval): 62.9 x 49.5 cm (24 3/4 x 19 1/2 in.) framed: 72.4 x 57.8 x 3.2 cm (28 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
  • Provenance: By descent in the Krasinski Family, Saxony; sold 1889 to Mrs. George Rutledge Preston, New York;[1] by inheritance to her daughter, Alice Preston, London; gift 1954 to NGA. [1] According to a 1 May 1954 letter from the donor to NGA director David Finley (in NGA curatorial files), her mother purchased the painting in June 1889 through the curator Theodor Schmidt of the Royal Dresden Gallery.
  • Rights: CC0
  • Medium: oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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