Hans Makart 1840 Salzburg-1884 Wien
Chariclée Princess Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (born Princess Ypsilanti), 1882
Oil on Canvas
153,5 x 115,5 cm (oval)
signed lower left (covered by frame): "Hans Makart"
Original frame
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Certificate by Dr. Gerbert Frodl (September 2017)Provenance
Descendants of the family Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
The painting shows Princess Chariclée as a bride and the painting was given to her in 1882 on the occasion of her wedding in 1882 to Fürst Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. Fürstin Chariclée...
The painting shows Princess Chariclée as a bride and the painting was given to her in 1882 on the occasion of her wedding in 1882 to Fürst Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. Fürstin Chariclée was the daughter of Gregorios Fürst Ypsilanti (1835-1886) and his wife Helena Sina de Hodod et Kizdia (1845-1893). Helena’s father was Simon Georg Freiherr von Sina (1810-1876), a very successful banker, owning large estates and the Bankhaus Sina in Vienna. For many years he was Greek envoy to the Imperial Court in Vienna.