The Countess

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, The Countess, 1838, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.44
Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, The Countess, 1838, oil on canvas, 34 5⁄8 x 27 1⁄8 in. (88.0 x 69.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1979.44
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Artwork Details

Title
The Countess
Artist
Date
1838
Location
Dimensions
34 5⁄8 x 27 1⁄8 in. (88.0 x 69.0 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
oil on canvas
Classifications
Subjects
  • Occupation — other — aristocrat
  • Figure female — waist length
Object Number
1979.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1979.44

Artwork Description

In The Countess, Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze concentrated on capturing the handsome and serious features of his sitter; the unfinished, sketchy treatment and outlines of hands show the artist working out the details of his composition. Leutze was an itinerant portraitist in 1838, and the inscription below the portrait reveals that he painted this work either in a friend’s studio or a rented space. The painting’s rich brushwork and colors reflect the style of two popular portraitists in Philadelphia, Thomas Sully and Gilbert Stuart.

Works by this artist (8 items)

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Blanche Grambs, Design Steel, n.d., etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.101
Design Steel
Artist
Daten.d.
etching and aquatint
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Workers Homes, ca. 1935-1940, etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1973.19.3
Workers Homes
Artist
Dateca. 1935-1940
etching and aquatint
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Mood, n.d., aquatint and etching, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.106
Mood
Artist
Daten.d.
aquatint and etching
Not on view
Blanche Grambs, Mining Town, n.d., etching and aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from D.C. Public Library, 1967.72.105
Mining Town
Artist
Daten.d.
etching and aquatint
Not on view

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