Hüssener, Auguste: Portrait Augusta, Princess of Prussia, born Princess of Saxony-Weimar

Unknown artist

Chest of Princess Augusta von Preussen (1810-1890), born Princess of Saxony-Weimar, in a bright silk dress, in front of the Wilhelmpalais in Berlin, which is somewhat hidden by a curtain. Augusta married Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1797-1888), the late Regents (from 1859), Prussian King Wilhelm I (from 1861), who was German Emperor from 1871 until his death. The engraving was created after a presentation by Franz Krüger, who probably made it by the princess soon after the arrival and marriage in Berlin. Not in Cat. 2007. The small stitch format indicates a use in one of the numerous pocket calendars and paperbacks. Old stock of the Märkisches Museum. Designated li. Drawn v. F.Krüger, "d. of Auguste Hüssener, Mi. u. “Auguste Princess Wilhelm von Preussen” Literature: Prussian correct. in Berlin. The Painter Franz Krüger 1797-1857. Exhibition catalog. Bearb. Gerd Bartoschek. Ed. The Prussian Palace and Gardens Foundation in Berlin-Brandenburg. Berlin 2007.