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Self-Portrait
Theresa Concordia Mengs
1745
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Theresa Concordia Mengs was the daughter of the Dresden court painter Ismael Israel Mengs (1688–1764), who had converted to Protestantism before her birth, and the elder sister of the renowned artist Anton Raphael Mengs. She spent most of her life in Rome and was known for her miniature portraits in pastel and paint on enamel, as well as miniature copies after Renaissance masters. Mengs also worked in Dresden as court painter to the Electors of Saxony. She was elected a member of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome in 1765.
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