Prince Carl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis, facing left in blue coat with red collar, white waistcoat and cravat, powdered hair, wearing the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece; and an officer, facing left in blue coat with red facings, gold epaulettes, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, black stock, white cross belt (English School, circa 1790)

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GERMAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
Prince Carl Alexander of Thurn and Taxis, facing left in blue coat with red collar, white waistcoat and cravat, powdered hair, wearing the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece; and an officer, facing left in blue coat with red facings, gold epaulettes, yellow waistcoat and frilled cravat, black stock, white cross belt (English School, circa 1790)
ovals, 2 in. (51 mm.) and 26 in. (56 mm.) high, the former in silver-gilt mount, the latter in silver-gilt frame with pierced scrolling foliate rose-cut diamond border (2)

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Lot Essay

Carl Alexander, 5th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1770-1827) married the brilliant but notoriously outrageous Princess Mathilde of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, sister of the famous Queen Luise of Prussia. Another miniature of this sitter was sold in these rooms on 21 June 1999, lot 188.

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