Carl Gustaf Pilo, school of, 18th century
Portrait of Queen Louise of Denmark (1724–1751), seated pose, wearing jewelry and medal, large dress and ermine robe in which the Queen's crown rests. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 125×102. Later frame with crown.
Queen Louise, née Princess of Great Britain, was married to King Frederik V of Denmark. They became parents to, among others, King Christian VII and Landgrave Louise of Hesse-Kassel. The latter married Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel. They became parents to, among others, Duchess Louise of Glücksburg, g.m. Duke Wilhelm of Glücksburg. They became parents to, among others, Duke Carl of Glücksburg, Duke Friedrich of Glücksburg, Duchess Friederikke of Anhalt-Bernburg and King Christian IX of Denmark. Thus Queen Louise was the great-grandmother of this latter group of children.
Carl Gustav Pilo painted several official portraits of Queen Louise and his workshop helped to meet the need for more works, for example donated as gifts. The present portrait seems to have been modeled on Pilo's portrait of the Queen wearing her anointing robe, which is dated to around 1747 and is owned by the Danish National Art Gallery.
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.
The canvas is relined. More small crackles. Few surface scratches and peeling. More retouches, especially in the background, though also a few on the chin and upper lip.
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