Attributed to Christian Schilbach (died 1742)

Portrait of a King, probably Karl I, Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel (1654-1730), half length, wearing armour suit with a fur-lined red cape and wig

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Attributed to Christian Schilbach (died 1742)
Portrait of a King, probably Karl I, Landgraf of Hessen-Kassel (1654-1730), half length, wearing armour suit with a fur-lined red cape and wig
inscribed with the inventory number 2209 (in black) on the reverse
oil on copper, oval, unframed
74.9 x 56.4 cm

Exhibited

Schwerin, 1954, n0397, as portrait of an unknown King, and with the old inventory number 4769.

Lot Essay

The sitter's daughter, Sophie Charlotte (1678-1749), married Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675-1713) in 1704. The tentative identification of the sitter has been suggested by Ludwig Meyer, on the basis of comparison with the bronze buste by Gabriel Grupello, 1697, in the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel.

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