Amalia K%C3%BCssner Coudert

Amalia Kssner Coudert was an American miniaturist known for her portraits of prominent figures of the late 19th century including Caroline Astor, King Edward VII, Czar Nicholas II of Russia and Cecil Rhodes.

Coudert was born on March 26, 1863, in Greencastle, Indiana, to Lorenz and Emilie Kssner. On February 24, 1864, the family, including Amalias siblings Albert and Louisa, moved to Terre Haute, Indiana. Her father, a German immigrant, ran a musical instrument repair shop called Kssners Palace of Music at 213 Ohio Street. Lorenz gave his daughter a miniature portrait on ivory when Coudert wasyears old, and she soon began painting her own miniatures. Coudert enjoyed etching the local scenery and soon began etching on ivory, often from the discarded piano keys of damaged pianos.

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