About Julie von Egloffstein
Lived 1792 – 1869 (aged 76). Julie von Egloffstein was a German painter and lady-in-waiting.
Julie von Egloffstein (12 September 1792 – 16 January 1869), countess, canoness of Hildesheim, was a German artist, encouraged in her work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
Life She was born in Erlangen, daughter of Gottfried Friedrich Leopold Graf von und zu Egloffstein and his wife Henriette.
She was one of the most beautiful and gifted women at the court of Weimar, and many of Goethe's poems bear witness to the lively interest which he took in her artistic development. She painted several portraits, including those of the Grand-Duchess of Saxe-Weimar and of Queen Theresa of Bavaria.
She died on 16 January 16 1869, at Marienrode.
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painter from Germany (1792-1869)
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Julie von Egloffstein was born on 12 September 1792 in Erlangen.
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Julie von Egloffstein died on 16 January 1869 in Marienrode Priory.
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Julie von Egloffstein was a painter and lady-in-waiting.
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Julie von Egloffstein was German.
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