Elizabeth Frederica Sophia, Duchess of Württemberg 1746

Jean-Étienne Liotard’s 1746 pastel portrait, “Elizabeth Frederica Sophia, Duchess of Württemberg”, captures the elegant nobility of the Duchess. The pastel medium creates a soft, ethereal quality in the portrait, adding to the sense of grace. The Duchess is depicted in a simple, yet elegant, blue dress accented with a white lace trim, a detail typical of 18th-century fashion. Liotard’s attention to detail in depicting the Duchess’s hair, with its delicate white strands and blue ribbon, demonstrates his skill as a portraitist.