Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden (1801-1865)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden (1801-1865)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter

Date
1831
Medium
oil on fabric
Culture
Germany, 19th century
Department
Modern European Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

Sophie Guillemette (1801-1865), daughter of Gustavus IV Adolphus of Sweden, was the wife of Grand Duke Leopold of Baden. Winterhalter was her drawing instructor and made several portraits of both the duke and the duchess before leaving for London to become the most celebrated portrait painter of his time.

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