2545/​8089

Painter unknown, c. 1800

Portrait of Princess Henriette of Schleswig-Holsten-Sonderburg-Beck (1783–1803, with straw hat with green silk ribbons over the light curly hair and wearing a light Empire dress and blue shawl. Gouache on paper. Oval in four-siden Empire frame. Aperture 60×45 cm. Frame size 80×65 cm.

Princess Henriette was the daughter of Duke Friedrich (1757–1816) and Duchess Friederike of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1757–1827). She was married in 1803 to Prince Friedrich Ferdinand of Anhalt-Köthen-Pless (1769–1830). Princess Henriette was the sister of Duke Wilhelm of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1785–1831), married to Princess Louise of Hesse-Kassel. This latter couple became the parents of, among others, King Christian of Denmark Duke Carl of Glücksborg, Duke Friedrich of Glücksborg and Duchess Frederikke of Anhalt-Bernburg. This group of siblings were thus nephews and nieces of Princess Henriette of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck.

Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.

Condition

Examined in frame. Minimal wear due to age.

Additional Remarks

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Estimate

4,000–6,000 DKK

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Price realised

2,000 DKK  

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2,000 DKK