Lot Essay
Duke Augustus was Prince Albert's grandfather. Two other miniatures of him are illustrated in R. Walker, Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge, 1992, p. 456, nos. 1012 and 1013.
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Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772-1822), Landgrave of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1804-1822, facing left in black coat and waistcoat, white stock and high collar, wearing the breast-star and jewel of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, curly fair hair; and a German Prince, facing left in red-piped blue coat with gold epaulette, wearing numerous orders, fair hair and sideburns (German School, circa 1830)
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GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772-1822), Landgrave of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1804-1822, facing left in black coat and waistcoat, white stock and high collar, wearing the breast-star and jewel of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, curly fair hair; and a German Prince, facing left in red-piped blue coat with gold epaulette, wearing numerous orders, fair hair and sideburns (German School, circa 1830)
both oval, 1 in. (38 mm.) and 1.11/16 in. (42 mm.) high, gilt-metal mounts (2)
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1772-1822), Landgrave of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg 1804-1822, facing left in black coat and waistcoat, white stock and high collar, wearing the breast-star and jewel of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, curly fair hair; and a German Prince, facing left in red-piped blue coat with gold epaulette, wearing numerous orders, fair hair and sideburns (German School, circa 1830)
both oval, 1 in. (38 mm.) and 1.11/16 in. (42 mm.) high, gilt-metal mounts (2)