Fall Antique and Decorative Art, Nov. 2nd
Lot 348:
Charlotte von Hagn (born 23 March 1809, Munich; died 23 April 1891, Munich) was a German actress of the Biedermeier-era. At her first appearance at the 1828 Munich Hoftheater, the audience applauded at once and she had huge successes at the Burgtheaters in Vienna, Dresden, Berlin and Budapest. From 1838 to 1846 she belonged to the Berlin Hofbühne. She worked in St Petersburg, Hamburg, Budapest and other cities and seems to have been celebrated everywhere she went. Her talent for comedy was apparently based on her beauty and demeanour. She was described as a witty and charming conversationalist, and she competed with Karoline Bauer; the theatre audiences were divided into "Hagnerians" and "Bauerians". She was much less well-suited to tragic roles. Her witty impromptu asides gave her the nickname of "the German Déjazet". Frame 4 1/2" x 4", Portrait 2" x 1 1/2"
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