Lot Essay
The sitters were married in 1719
Portrait of Friedrich August II, Kurfrst of Saxony, King of Poland (1696-1763) standing half length, wearing armour-suit with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, wig and the Order of The Golden Fleece; and Portrait of Josepha Benedikta Antonia Theresia Xaveria of Saxony, Queen of Poland, ne von Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1699-1757), standing half length, wearing a light brown dress, with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, pearl necklace, earrings and headdress
Details
German School, circa 1720
Portrait of Friedrich August II, Kurfrst of Saxony, King of Poland (1696-1763) standing half length, wearing armour-suit with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, wig and the Order of The Golden Fleece; and Portrait of Josepha Benedikta Antonia Theresia Xaveria of Saxony, Queen of Poland, ne von Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1699-1757), standing half length, wearing a light brown dress, with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, pearl necklace, earrings and headdress
oil on unlined canvas, unframed a pair
82.8 x 63.9 cm (and smaller)
with labels identifying the sitters on the reverse of the unlined canvas (2)
Portrait of Friedrich August II, Kurfrst of Saxony, King of Poland (1696-1763) standing half length, wearing armour-suit with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, wig and the Order of The Golden Fleece; and Portrait of Josepha Benedikta Antonia Theresia Xaveria of Saxony, Queen of Poland, ne von Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria (1699-1757), standing half length, wearing a light brown dress, with lace chemise, ermine-lined blue cape, pearl necklace, earrings and headdress
oil on unlined canvas, unframed a pair
82.8 x 63.9 cm (and smaller)
with labels identifying the sitters on the reverse of the unlined canvas (2)
Provenance
General Gottlieb von Thielau; thence by descent.