Christophine Reinwald (born Elisabetha Christophine Friederike Schiller; September 4, 1757 – August 31, 1847) was a German artist, the eldest sister of Friedrich Schiller. Born Elisabetha Christophine Friederike Schiller in

Marbach am Neckar Marbach am Neckar is a town about 20 kilometres north of Stuttgart. It belongs to the district of Ludwigsburg, the Stuttgart region and the European metropolitan region of Stuttgart. Marbach is known as the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, to ...

, Christophine Reinwald married the librarian in Meiningen in 1786.Profile
in the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''. The couple had no children. To obtain extra money for the family Christophine gave drawing lessons to the daughters of local families. She was also acquainted with the painter

Ludovike Simanowiz Kunigunde Sophie Ludovike Simanowiz (née Reichenbach; February 21, 1759, Schorndorf - September 3, 1827, Ludwigsburg) was a German portrait painter in the Classical style. Biography Her father was a military feldsher and her mother was the da ...

. She died in Meiningen.

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