Portrait of Anna Berthier, Countess of Plaisance
by WINTERHALTER, Franz Xaver, Oil on canvas, oval, 74 x 60 cm
Marie-Anne-Wilhelmine-Alexandrine-Elisabeth Berthier (1816-1878), called Anna was the last of the three children of Marshal Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753-1816), the first of Napoleon’s marshals. She was the wife of Jules Lebrun, Count of Plaisance (1811-1872). Anna was known for her beauty and elegance.
The painting is signed and dated middle left: F. Winterhalter 1838; and titled upper left: ANNA BERTHIER, COMTESSE DE PLAISANCE.