serving as a lady-in-waiting of duchess charlotte von erbach, in 1791, she undertook a six-month trip to italy, and met in rome and naples artists such as angelica kauffman (1741-1807), jacob philipp hackert (1737-1807), and wilhelm tischbein (1751-1829). through her diary, "für mich gemerkt auf meiner reise nach italien 1791", she contributed to travel literature; it was first published in 1931, and then again in 1996 by helmut brosch.