Portrait Of Käthe Holm Née Ahlefeldt Flowers This gives the painting an

This gives the painting an interesting unfinished quality and perhaps it was the work of an amateur learning their craft

but the paint layer is stable

Her skin tones are beautifully rendered with Watelet’s characteristically soft touch and the light is reminiscent of the impressionists

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It’s gained a dark surface after many years in dusty rooms but this only seems to enhance its overall look

Portrait Of Käthe Holm Née Ahlefeldt Flowers This gives the painting anA fine mid 19th century portrait of Kthe Holm Ne Ahlefeldt wearing a green dress, necklace, bracelet and rings. Its interesting to note that shes wearing rings on either side of her fourth finger as this highlights the fact shes unmarried. So, with this in mind, we can assume that when this was painted her surname was Ahlefeldt. The surname Ahlefeldt has its origins in German and Danish nobility with the earliest known ancestor being Benedict von