Background
She was born on 12 September 1792 in Erlangen, daughter of Gottfried Friedrich Leopold Graf von und zu Egloffstein and his wife Henriette.
She was born on 12 September 1792 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. In 1829-1832 she toured Alsace, Switzerland and Italy, spending a considerable amount of time in Rome.
She went to Italy again in 1838-1840, visiting Sorrento, Naples and Rome.
She died on 16 January 1869 at Marienrode.