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.
Herunder hviler støvet af
DITLEV CHRISTIAN EINAR REVENTLOW
Født den 18de September 1860 Død 28de Marts 1861
og af hans forudgangne ældre Broder
Født og Død den 19de Juni 1858
Sønner af Lehnsgreve Ferdinand Reventlow
og hans Hustru Benedicte født Reventlow
Lader de smaa Børn komme til mig
Thi Himmeriges Rige hører saadanne til.
1.jpg "Christian Ditlev Einar Reventlow og hans broder")
ca. 1668 - ca. 1721 (53 år)