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"Jeanna Christina von Essen" (1754-1815) gift von Krassow.
Signed Breda pinx och daterad 1797. The frame marked a tergo with paper label "1: C von Essen" and with red laquer with the coat of arms of von Essen. The canvas with the inscription a tergo "J. C. v. Krassow 1754 [born] 1815 [dead]". Canvas 75 x 62 cm. Period gustavian frame.
Provenance
Falkenhagen in Pomerania.
Kaflås, Västergötland.
Wijks Castle, Uppland, Hans Henrik von Essen (1755–1824, dead at Kaflås) married in the 2nd marriage 1802 on 29 Oct. at Falkenhagen in Pommern,
according to royal permission, with his niece, Hedvig Charlotta von Krassow (1779-1855),
she was the daughter of Karl Georg von Krassow and the Jeanna Kristina von Essen. Her portrait is included in the inventory made by Berhard Schlegel in 1876 at Wijk castle.
Count Carl Reinhold von Essen (1868-1949) and Countess Brita born De la Gardie, 23 Karlavägen, Stockholm.
Literature
Bernhard Schlegel, Wijks Castle, Stockholm 1876, the portrait of Jeanna Christina von Essen (1754-1815), mentioned page 53.
Svenska hem i ord och bilder, Stockholm 1932, Count Carl Reinhold von Essen and Countess Brita born De la Gardie, Karlavägen 23, the painting depicted on page 226, mentioned on page 227.
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