JOSEPH WEISS (GERMAN, 1699-1770)

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JOSEPH WEISS (GERMAN, 1699-1770)
Maximilian III Joseph (1727-1777), Elector of Bavaria 1745-1777, in armour, on horseback, the goddesses Gloria and Fama hovering in the sky
signed 'Joseph Weiss / fecit' (lower left)
on parchment
rectangular, 7.9/16 x 5.9/16 in. (192 x 142 mm.), Rococo gilt-wood frame with foliage and c-scrolls in the corners and floral swags suspended from the upper border

Provenance

Hugo Ruef, Munich, 10 November 1988, lot 1268, illustrated in colour on the catalogue front page.

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Lot Essay

Joseph Weiss was the Director of the porcelain factory at Nymphenburg between 1763 and 1767.
The splendid frame is reminiscent of the work of François de Cuvilliés (1695-1768), a dwarf best known for the design and construction of the Cuvilliés Theatre (1751-1755) in Munich, commissioned by the sitter in the present portrait.

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