Lot Essay
This is after Fger's miniature of about 1776 in the Albertina (illustrated in N. Keil, Die Miniaturen der Albertina in Wien, Vienna, 1977, p. 81, no. 122).
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Duke Albert Casimir Augustus of Saxe-Teschen (1738-1822), facing right in gilt-studded breastplate, red vest, white shirt, lace cravat and black stock, ermine-bordered blue cloak, powdered wig en queue, wearing the sash of the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen; foliate background
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SCHOOL OF FGER, CIRCA 1776
Duke Albert Casimir Augustus of Saxe-Teschen (1738-1822), facing right in gilt-studded breastplate, red vest, white shirt, lace cravat and black stock, ermine-bordered blue cloak, powdered wig en queue, wearing the sash of the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen; foliate background
oval, 2.13/16 in. (72 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame
Duke Albert Casimir Augustus of Saxe-Teschen (1738-1822), facing right in gilt-studded breastplate, red vest, white shirt, lace cravat and black stock, ermine-bordered blue cloak, powdered wig en queue, wearing the sash of the Royal Hungarian Order of St Stephen; foliate background
oval, 2.13/16 in. (72 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame