Count Eugen Reventlow (1798-1885) and Count Theodor Reventlow (1801-1873) were the children of Danish diplomat and noble Cay Friedrich Reventlow. Eugen was appointed Secretary to the Danish Legation in St. Petersburg in 1823. He remained there until his brother Theodor assumed the position in 1828. As Eleanor Middleton succumbed to illness in 1827, her diary entries likely refer to the elder Reventlow. The portrait in the Album however may be of either brother.
The bust-length portrait presents Count Reventlow facing partly left, eyes looking forward, against a background of grey clouds. The young man wears a blue-black coat with gold buttons, a beige waistcoat, and a white shirt with a black cravat.
Her ligger begrawen ærlig og velburdig Jomfru Anne Reffvetlow til Søboe som var salig Anders Reffvetlow og salig Fru
Cissel Langes Datter af Søboe og lefde hun christeligen på
det LXV Aar og døde saligen her paa sin Gaard Søboe den næste Søndag efter Sct. Mortens dag Aar 1587 om Aftenen der Klochen vaar VII slet. Gud give hende med alle tro christne en glædelig og salig Opstandelse på Dommedag. Amen
