~ Fine Victorian Miniature Portrait On Porcelain Of Wilhelmine Sulzer ~
Wilhelmine Sulzer, born in 1820, was the stage name of Friederica Catharina Sulzer. An illegitimate child, she was orphaned at the age of 16. She was hired as a student of Heigel at the Royal Court Theater in 1836, where she attracted the attention of King Ludwig who called her a “decent and virtuous girl” After a year in the theatre she developed a chronic chest problem and retired from the stage and married the Ministerial Registar Karl Schneider. It is believed she died at a young age, but there is no record of her death.
The piece is after the original Beauty Gallery painting by Joseph Karl Stieler, painted in 1838 when she was 17 years old.
It is signed to the lower right, possibly J. Crutz.
~ Condition ~
Please refer to the images for condition. It is in excellent order.
~ Dimensions ~
The frame is 10 cm (5 inches) tall and 8 cm (3.25 inches) wide.
JA_7187120544
