Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden (1801-1865)
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
unframed: 39.1 × 28.5 cm · framed: 57.5 × 46.5 × 10 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
Accession Number
1979.43
Tags
male
About this artwork
Sophie Guillemette (1801-1865), daughter of Gustavus IV Adolphus of Sweden, was the wife of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden. Winterhalter was her drawing instructor and made several portraits of both the duke and the duchess before leaving for London to become the most celebrated portrait painter of his time.