Each finely painted after Stieler with portraits from the 'Gallery of Beauties' at Ludwig I's Nymphenburg Palace, each identified on the reverse, including 'Baroness von Gumppenberg', 'Theresa Spence', 'Marchesse Marianna Florenze', 'Catherine Bozzaris', 'Mary Dietsch', 'Miss Josepha Conti', 'Baroness of Neubeck', 'Elisabeth List', 'Crescentia duchess of Oettingen', 'Miss Anne Hillmayer', 'Lady Milbank', 'Lady Ellenborongh', 'Maximilianna Borzaga', 'Augusta Strobel', 'Baroness Amalie von Kruedener', 'Lady Jane Erskine', 'Sophia arch duchess of Austria', 'Amelia von Schintling', 'Countess of Trauffkirchen', 'Alexandra Princess of Bavaria', 'Mathilde von Jordan', 'Mary Queen of Bavaria', and 'Rosalia von Bonar'
7 in. (17.8 cm.) high, 4⁷⁄₈ in. (12.4 cm.) wide, excluding the gilt-metal frames

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Joseph Karl Stieler (German, 1781-1858)

Stieler was a painter for the Bavarian court and the present portraits were commissioned by King Ludwig I for the Schönheitengalerie, often referred to as the 'Gallery of Beauties', in Schloss Nymphenburg. Additionally, Stieler's portrait of Beethoven remains the archetypal image of that famous composer.