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Johann Heusinger (1769-1846)

Maria Anna, Princess of Prussia (1785-1846) 1804?

Watercolour on ivory | 7.3 cm (sight diameter) (sight diameter) | RCIN 420235

Maria Anna, Princess of Prussia (1785-1846)

Johann Heusinger (1769-1846)

Maria Anna, Princess of Prussia (1785-1846) 1804?

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Description

Maria Anna (1785-1846) was the fifth daughter of Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg. In 1804, she married Prince William of Prussia.

Johann Heusinger (1769-1846) was born in Wolfenbüttel and exhibited in Berlin from 1789. He was appointed teacher of drawing to the Crown Prince Frederick William IV and his brother. He also worked as a designer for Berlin’s porcelain factory.

Provenance

First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Johann Heusinger (1769-1846)
(artist)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg, Princess of Prussia (1785-1846)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Watercolour on ivory

ivory

watercolour painting

Measurements

7.3 cm (sight diameter) (sight diameter)

8.9 cm (frame diameter)
Groupings
Category
Miniatures (Paintings)
Object type(s)
visual works
miniatures (paintings)
References

Other number(s)

RW : Walker, R., 1992. The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge – RW 973

Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 10/8

Alternative title(s)

Princess Amelia (1783-1810), previously identified as

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