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German School, late 18th Century

A Portrait of Carl Ludwig Friedrich Grand-Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741-1816), wearing the Order of the Black Eagle

pastel, oval, in a contemporary gilt frame
300 x 250 mm.

Lot Essay

Dr. Kirsten Ahrens of the Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte in Münster has, on the basis of a photograph and in comparison to a later portrait of the sitter, kindly confirmed the sitter's identity, dating the present lot to circa 1785. The Order of the Black Eagle usually bears the text SUUM CUIQUE

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