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| Keywords: Anna Fedorovna of Russia by W.Essex after Winterhalter (1850, Royal Coll.).png en Anna Feodorovna Grand Duchess Constantine of Russia 1781-1860 William Essex trained as an enamel painter in the workshop of Charles Muss 1779 Š “ Š1824 Enamel Painter to William IV Essex first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1818 and throughout the 1820s and early 1830s built up a successful practice working chiefly in enamel William Essex must have had his first introduction to court circles through Charles Muss He may initially have worked in collaboration with his teacher but by 1827 was earning his own commissions from George IV In 1834 Essex painted an enamel miniature of Charlotte Duchess of Northumberland governess to Queen Victoria after Sir Thomas Lawrence; although he was already well established in royal circles his patronage by the Duchess of Northumberland may have been an additional factor that contributed to his appointment as Enamel Painter to Queen Victoria in 1837 and Enamel Painter to Prince Albert in 1841 Queen Victoria employed Essex to make numerous enamel copies of portraits of her after Franz Xaver Winterhalter which were set into bracelets and distributed as gifts He also made numerous copies of portraits of her relatives and contemporaries Most of these were commissioned within the same year as the original on which they were based and were often given by Queen Victoria to Prince Albert He also made historical copies of early miniatures and portraits at Windsor Despite Essex ™s ostensible success however he fell into poverty in his later years and was forced to request that the Queen supplement his artist ™s annuity of £40 with a pension Essex's copy is taken from Franz Xaver Winterhalter ™s full-length portrait of the Grand Duchess painted in 1848 as a birthday present for her sister the Duchess of Kent from Queen Victoria 404524 The original portrait shows her standing in a landscape probably intended to represent Boissière near Geneva where she lived a retired life following her divorce in 1820 from the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld third daughter of Francis Antony Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and Augusta daughter of Henry XXIV Count of Reuss-Ebersdorff married in 1796 the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia second son of Emperor Paul I of Russia She took the name Anna Feodorovna on her marriage which was dissolved in 1820 and died childless in 1860 Signed dated and inscribed on the counter-enamel in black paint Her S H the Grand / Duchess Anne of / Russia Born Princess of Saxe / Coburg Saalfeld / Painted by W Essex / Enamel painter to Her Majesty / H R H Prince Albert / after Winterhalter / 1850 421647 1850 William Essex 1784-1869 <gallery>File Anna Fedorovna of Russia by Winterhalter 1848 Royal coll jpg File Anna Fedorovna of Russia by W Essex after Winterhalter 1850 Royal Coll jpg</gallery> PD-old-100 Portrait miniatures in the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Images from the Royal Collection of the United Kingdom Anna Fedorovna of Russia in portrait miniatures Portrait miniatures after paintings William Essex painter | ||||
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