Lot Essay
The original source for the present composition is a lost picture by Cranach marked and dated 1522, and is the last picture Cranach executed of the Elector.
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Portrait of Frederick III (1463-1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, bust-length, in a white shirt, a fur-lined coat and a black hat
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Manner of Lucas Cranach I
Portrait of Frederick III (1463-1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, bust-length, in a white shirt, a fur-lined coat and a black hat
with the artist's device of a dragon with wings folded (upper left), and inscribed 'FREDERICUS III ELECTOR SAXONIA.' (upper centre)
oil on panel, unframed
9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (24.8 x 19 cm.)
Portrait of Frederick III (1463-1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, bust-length, in a white shirt, a fur-lined coat and a black hat
with the artist's device of a dragon with wings folded (upper left), and inscribed 'FREDERICUS III ELECTOR SAXONIA.' (upper centre)
oil on panel, unframed
9 ¾ x 7 ½ in. (24.8 x 19 cm.)
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Please note the attribution for this lot should read 'Follower of Lucas Cranach I', and not as stated in the catalogue.