"Eleonora Margareta Wachtmeister af Mälsåker" (1684-1748) (married von Fersen)
Oil on canvas 66 x 66 cm.
Provenance
Formerly in the von Fersenska collections at Ljung, Östergötland.
Formerly in the Klinckowström collections at Stavsund, Uppland.
Literature
Sixten Strömbom, "Index över svenska porträtt", 1935/43, vol II, p. 893. (SPA 1919:1066).
More information
The painting is executed after an earlier image by David von Krafft and originally formed part of the portrait gallery of the von Fersen family portraits that were installed in the great hall at Ljung in Östergötland. Both the exterior and the interior were designed by Jean Eric Rehn in the 1770s. Clearly, Rehn had to rely on already existing portraits, and the auction's painting is visible in a preserved drawing of the hall's inner wall.
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