German School, late 18th Century
PORTRAIT OF WILHELMINE ENKE, COUNTESS OF LICHTENAU
Oil on canvas (edges relined). 60.5 x 50 cm.
Wilhelmine Enke (1753-1820), since 1794 Gräfin von Lichtenau, was the official mistress and later the confidant and adviser of King Frederick William II of Prussia.
Provenance
Kunsthandel Seidel u. Sohn, Berlin/Potsdam. - Private collection, Rhineland.