Art collector

Count Heinrich von Brühl was an avid art collector and connoisseur. He managed all the electoral and royal collections and built up his own art collection alongside them. As director of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory, he commissioned works of art made of Meissen porcelain that are still impressive today, such as the unique Swan Service. After Count Brühl's death, a large part of the collection was sold. Tsarina Catherine II acquired the Brühl painting collection, which became the foundation of the Hermitage in St. Petersburg.