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    Artist

  • Unknown Artist

    • Title

  • Portrait of Lea Lichtenhein

  • Physical Description

    1 painting : oil on canvas ; 15" x 12.20" ; 38 x 31 cm

  • Date

    19th century

  • Summary

    The portrait depicts Lea Lichtenhein against a dark green background wearing a blue dress with a white lace collar, and a white lace bonnet tied by a white and blue striped ribbon. A gold necklace and gold broach are also visible. The work was probably meant to be framed in an oval frame, judging from the rounded black corners, and seems to have been cut at the bottom at some point. Companion to 78.56b.

  • Depicted

    Lichtenhein, Lea

  • Subject

    Women, Portraits; Nineteenth century

  • Genre

    Portraits

  • Medium

    Paintings; Oil paintings

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Lea Lichtenhein was born in Danzig in 1772 and died in Hamburg in 1858. She was the wife of Abraham L. Lichtenhein.

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Citation

Unknown Artist: Portrait of Lea Lichtenhein, Leo Baeck Institute, 78.56a.