ATTRIBUTED TO ANTON RAFAEL MENGS (1728-1779)

King Augustus III of Poland, facing right in gilt-studded armour, ermine-lined blue cloak with jewelled clasp over his shoulders, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the White Eagle and the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, short powdered curly wig en queue

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ATTRIBUTED TO ANTON RAFAEL MENGS (1728-1779)
King Augustus III of Poland, facing right in gilt-studded armour, ermine-lined blue cloak with jewelled clasp over his shoulders, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the White Eagle and the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, short powdered curly wig en queue
watercolour on vellum
oval, 1 7/16in. (36mm.) high, reeded silver-gilt frame

Provenance

Freiherr von Bourgoing Collection, sold Christie's London, 3 July 1899, lot 159, illustrated (8gns. to Ratzersdorfer).

Lot Essay

Friedrich August, only legitimate son of Elector Friedrich August I 'The Strong' and his consort Christiane-Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, married Archduchess Maria Josepha, daughter of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor in Vienna in 1719. In 1733, he succeeded his father as Elector of Saxony under the name of Friedrich August II and was crowned King of Poland, as August III, in 1734.

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