Artwork
Portrait of Sophie van Wurtemberg (1818-1877)
Portrait of Sophie van Wurtemberg (1818-1877) is an oil painting by Franz Xaver Winterhalter. It dates from 1868 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
Rendered in oil on canvas, the portrait emphasizes her aristocratic status and royal connections within 19th-century European courts.
The painting shows Sophie of Württemberg, who became Queen of the Netherlands through her marriage to King William III. Rendered in oil on canvas, the portrait emphasizes her aristocratic status and royal connections within 19th-century European courts. The work was created by Franz Xaver Winterhalter in 1868 and is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection, reflecting the institution's focus on Dutch historical figures.
Technique & Style
The portrait is executed in oil paint on canvas, a standard medium for Franz Xaver Winterhalter's formal court commissions of the 1860s. The support measures 74 cm in height by 60 cm in width, yielding an upright rectangular format well suited to a half-length or bust-length depiction of the sitter. The work is classified as a painting within the portrait genre and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
Stylistically, the piece is consistent with Winterhalter's polished, highly finished manner, in which smooth handling of oil paint produces refined surfaces, luminous flesh tones, and crisp rendering of textiles and jewelry typical of mid-nineteenth-century royal portraiture.
No information regarding the painting's current condition or any conservation history is provided in the available sources.
History & Provenance
The portrait of Sophie of Württemberg was created in 1868 by the artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work measures 74 cm in height and 60 cm in width. It depicts Sophie of Württemberg, who lived from 1818 to 1877, and is based on a related portrait of her as Queen of the Netherlands. The painting is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
The painting is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, as recorded in both the internal catalogue entry and the Wikidata record for the work.
No accession number is provided in the available sources, and the records do not document any exhibition history for this portrait.
Overview
This oil painting, created in 1868 by Franz Xaver Winterhalter, is a portrait of Sophie of Württemberg, a member of European nobility. It is currently held at the Rijksmuseum.
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Artist
Franz Xaver Winterhalter (20 April 1805 – 8 July 1873) was a German painter and lithographer, known for his flattering portraits of royalty and upper-class society in the mid-19th century.
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