#juliane elise larpent
Juliane Elise Larpent, née Mathiesen, painted by Louis Aumont in 1827.
The portrait of Juliane Elise by top portraitist Aumont was possibly painted when she became of age to marry, or as newly engaged - the way she displays the ring on her left hand makes it a plausible marriage motif. It’s painted two years before she married Isaac Larpent.
The portrait shows her in a black dress with narrow waist, scissor draped bodice front, gigot sleeves and with prominent gold jewellery. The belt buckle is particularly interesting, as it survived until recent years as a family heirloom.
The black dress has a striking similarity to a greyish blue dinner dress dated to ca. 1830, and sold through Cora Ginsburg in New York in 2017. The scissor draped front, narrow waist and gigot sleeves corresponds well, and it even has a corresponding belt buckle.
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Juliane Elise Larpent (1807-90), documented in portraits
- 1823:Painted around age 16, by Mme. Isabeau. The way she wears her green scarf is fabulously modern! A lock of her hair is said to be inside the frame, along with a note from her son Sophus Larpent.
- 1824-26:Drawn around age 18, unknown artist. There is a similar portrait of her younger sister Louise made around the same time, wearing the same type of dress and collar, and an identical necklace.
- 1827:Painted around age 20, by Aument. This is at the height of Regency fashion, with a large hair comb, and a big metal buckle in the waist. The buckle is still within the family today. She’s showing off a ring at the left hand, it might have been a portrait painted when she got engaged to Isaac Larpent. The couple married in 1830.
- 1850s:Painted around age 40, by David Monies. She looks so different from her younger portraits; at least the nose seems more exaggerated. However, the dress is absolutely splendid, featuring green silk shot with red, and a lovely fan fold decorated bodice with pagoda sleeves.
- 1870s:Here she is around 70 years, documented by photographer Wilhelm Cappelen. By now she would have had some 15 grandchildren, 11 of whom she took care of. The plot twist is that two of her daughters were married to the same man - albeit not at the same time - and had 11 children in total. So her son-in-law became a widower for the second time she moved in with him to take care of all the grandchildren. She was a majestic figure, only known as “Grandma Larpent”.
- 1870s:A photo where she wears either the same dress slightly remodeled, or a dress made of the same fabric. It might also have been a “transformation dress”; one skirt with two bodices. Whatever the case, the bodice and sleeves are different, and she wears another belt and collar, but the fabric is the same in both photos. She was probably in her mid 70s here. She lived until the age of 83.
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1830s + 1840s + 1850s female portraits by David Monies (1812-94)
- “Portrait of a married woman”, 1834 (from an auction site)
- “Sophie Marie Bang, née Dahlerup”, 1831-35 (Ribe kunstmuseum)
- “Mrs. Eckegreen”, 1830s (from an auction site)
- “Caroline Jensine Christensen”, 1840s (from an auction site)
- “Karen Wetlesen, née Mathiesen”, 1846 (Linderud gård)
- “Helene Hals, née Mathiesen”, 1846 (Linderud gård)
- “Cecilie Birgithe Mathiesen, née Boldt”, ca. 1850 (Linderud gård)
- “Agnes Hedevig Mathiesen, née Ruwald”, ca. 1850 (Linderud gård)
- “Juliane Elise Larpent, née Mathiesen”, ca. 1850 (Linderud gård)
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Juliane Elise Larpent (née Mathisen), painted by Aument in 1827
She was born in Copenhagen in 1807, and died in Oslo in 1890. Multiple portraits and photographs exists of her, but this is by far my favourite. Her hairdo and overall appearance is smashing - but even more exciting: the golden buckle she wears in the portrait has survived and is still within the family.
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