GRAND DUCHESS (EMPRESS) ALEXANDRIA FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
Currently in storage
About this object
The daughter of Friedrich-Wilhelm III of Prussia, Alexandra married Grand Duke Nicholas Pavlovich, heir to the Russian throne, in 1817. She was the mother of Emperor Alexander II. This work was made after a portrait of the Grand Duchess by Petr Fedorovich Sokolov, who painted her several times. He created many of the watercolorsin Alexandra’s personal album, which was later disassembled.
The half-length portrait portrays Empress Alexandra before 1825, when she was still a Grand Duchess. She faces partly left, with eyes looking forward, against a neutral background. Her blond hair is elaborately styled in an Apollo knot and is embellished with a white rose. She wears an elegant white satin dress with a light blue shawl draped over her right shoulder.
- Object name:
- GRAND DUCHESS (EMPRESS) ALEXANDRIA FROM THE MIDDLETON WATERCOLOR ALBUM
- Made from:
- Watercolor on paper
- Date made:
- 1825-1835
- Size:
- H. 7 1/ 8 in., W. 5 3/8 in.
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 52.39.2
- Signature marks:
- inscription The Empress Alexandra/ L’Impératrice Alexandra / née Princesse de Prusse Bottom of page In cursive
- Credit line:
- Museum Purchase, 2004