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.
Støvringgård er en herregård i Østjylland beliggende 2 km øst for Støvring By i Støvring Sogn, Støvring Herred, Randers Kommune. Den nævnes allerede i 1319, hvor den ejedes af Palne Jensen Juul, der førte Lille-Juul'ernes Våben. Hovedbygningen er opført i 1600-1622-1630 og ombygget i 1740-1750. Støvringgård blev i 1735 omdannet til Støvringgård Kloster da gehejmerådinde Christine Harboe (født baronesse Fuiren) i sit testamente bestemte det til et jomfrukloster for en priorinde og tolv jomfruer. Ligeledes fulgte bøndergods og tiender samt en del kapital med bestemmelsen. Bestyrelsen blev overdraget stiftsøvrigheden i Aarhus.
.jpg "Ahlefeldt, Conrad Ditlev Carl (1795-1815)")
