Painting

Title:

Countess Nogarola

Object Name:

Painting

Object ID:

1979.020.05

Creator:

Kellerhoven, Moritz (1758-1830)Artist

Place of Origin:

Munich, Germany

Date:

circa 1790

Description:

Portrait of Magdalena von Lerchenfeld-Siessbach-Prennberg, Countess of Nogarola (1770-1810), attributed to Moritz Kellerhoven (1758-1830), c. 1790. Oil on canvas, mounted on aluminum. Three-quarter length sitting portrait of a woman, facing slightly right, head turned left. Sitter has dark brown hair with curls on forehead and at nape of neck. Wearing a black Empire-style dress with v-neck and short sleeves. Dark gray ribbon in hair and a gold ring on her left hand; hands clasped on lap. Dark background with flowers, grasses, and vines. Paper label with handwritten ink inscription by Countess Rumford, formerly on stretcher now taped to frame cardboard backing: "This is a likeness taken by the / celebrated painter Kellerhoph of Munich / of the Countess of Nogarola of the same place, / Munich, a friend of 18 years of Count Rumford / & a most excellent one of his Daughter. / She, as we say, a perfect woman. / (Present time, Concord 3d June 1852)." Nameplate on frame: "COUNTESS NOGAROLA" Black painted wood frame, molded, interior gilded.

Material:

Textile
Aluminum

Dimensions:

H-41 W-30.5 inches

Credit Line:

Bequest of Sheafe Walker

People:

Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Walker, Sheafe (1888-1978), Kellerhoven, Moritz (1758-1830), von Lerchenfeld-Siessbach-Prennberg, Magdalena (1770-1810), Nogarola, Countess (1770-1810)

Subjects:

Nogarola, Countess, Portraits, Portrait paintings, Infidelity, Marital