Apologies for double posting, but I wasn't sure which forum is best for my question.
I am hoping someone can help me identify one of the items in this painting. This is the portrait of an ancestor that recently came back into the family after a long period of being considered lost. As a hobby military historian I wanted to make sure of course that I could identify all the decorations in the painting (many family records, as well as most of the orders and medals themselves, were lost in the Second World War, so there is no comprehensive list). I have had no trouble identifying most of them, but the neck badge behind the Order of St John (Knight of Justice) is a complete mystery. It doesn't help that it is half covered and not that clearly painted. I assume it is German, though perhaps not Prussian.
I would appreciate any ideas!
To aid in the identification, the person pictured is Alfred von dem Knesebeck-Milendonck (1816-1883), Major in the Garde du Corps and the Landwehr. He was later heavily involved in medical care for the wounded and sick during the German War and the Franco-Prussian War with the Order of St John (hence the Order of the Crown with an Order of St John device). At one point he was also a member of the Reichstag. Lastly, his father was the Field Marshal Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck.
I am hoping someone can help me identify one of the items in this painting. This is the portrait of an ancestor that recently came back into the family after a long period of being considered lost. As a hobby military historian I wanted to make sure of course that I could identify all the decorations in the painting (many family records, as well as most of the orders and medals themselves, were lost in the Second World War, so there is no comprehensive list). I have had no trouble identifying most of them, but the neck badge behind the Order of St John (Knight of Justice) is a complete mystery. It doesn't help that it is half covered and not that clearly painted. I assume it is German, though perhaps not Prussian.
I would appreciate any ideas!
To aid in the identification, the person pictured is Alfred von dem Knesebeck-Milendonck (1816-1883), Major in the Garde du Corps and the Landwehr. He was later heavily involved in medical care for the wounded and sick during the German War and the Franco-Prussian War with the Order of St John (hence the Order of the Crown with an Order of St John device). At one point he was also a member of the Reichstag. Lastly, his father was the Field Marshal Karl Friedrich von dem Knesebeck.
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