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.
Grevinde Helene Reventlow
født v. Heimbruch
gift med Greve Eduard Vilhelm Reventlow
Født den 21 juli 1824
Død den 16 januar 1911
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Selvopofrende, en sand Moder, et fast
samlende Kærlighedsbaand imellem sine!
Træt af dage, mer end Mennesker saa,
længtes du mod Gjenforening med Ham
hvis Folk blev dit, hvis Ungdoms Brud,
hvis stærke trofaste Hustru du blev!
Ydmygt bad du Gud i Jesu Navn
om Hjemlov til de evige Boliger!
.jpg "Reventlow, Friedrich 1649-1728")
.jpeg "Heimbruch, Johanna Amalie Magdalene Elisabeth (1824-1911)")
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