Alexander Gebhardt (1869-1958): Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg, and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, oil on canvas, dat. 1936

Work: 106 x 76 cm

Frame: 127,5 x 98 cm

The 'Anna Amalia' portrait based on the prime version by the Berlin court portraitist Antoine Pesne (1683-1757).

Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia (9 November 1723 – 30 March 1787) was an early modern German composer and music curator who served as princess-abbess of Quedlinburg. She was a princess of Prussia as the daughter of Frederick William I of Prussia and the sister of Frederick the Great (link).

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (8 November 1715 – 13 January 1797) was Queen of Prussia (Queen in Prussia until 1772) and Electress of Brandenburg as the wife of Frederick the Great. She was the longest-serving Prussian queen, with a tenure of more than 46 years. She was praised for her charity work during the Seven Years' War (link).