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    Artist

  • Unknown Artist

    • Title

  • Portrait of Rebecca Bielefeld ; circa 1825

  • Physical Description

    1 painting : oil on canvas ; 57 x 48 cm. , 22.44" x 18.9"

  • Date

    undated

  • Notes

    5 original portrait-paintings of the Ettlinger-Bielefeld family in the LBI Art and Objects collection include: Abraham Ettlinger (1726-1811) – 78.50 ; his daughter Fanny Bielefeld née Ettlinger (1774-1871) - 78.51a , and her husband Loeb Bielefeld (1776-1885) - 78.51b ; as well as their daughter Rebecca Bielefeld (1801-1833) - 78.52. Also included is an original portrait-painting of Elkan Reutlinger (1769-1818) - 78.53.

  • Summary

    Portrait depicts Rebecca Bielefeld, wearing a dark dress with white lace. Her hair is pinned up, showing her dangling earring. The portrait was probably painted toward the end of her life, at about 20 years of age.

  • Depicted

    Bielefeld, Rebecca, 1811-1833

  • Subject

    Jewish women, Germany, Karlsruhe, Portraits; Nineteenth century

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Paintings; Oil paintings

  • Part Of

    Zur Geschichte der Familie Bielefeld, AR 4269

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Biographical/Historical Information

Rebecca Bielefeld , the daughter of Loeb Bielefeld and Fanny née Ettlinger, was born 1811 in Karlsruhe, where she died in 1833.

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Citation

Unknown Artist: Portrait of Rebecca Bielefeld ; circa 1825, Leo Baeck Institute, 78.52.