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Portrait of Franz Joseph, Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of a Cadet of the Imperial Austrian army, by a table with mathematical instruments and books, a classical portico beyond; and Portrait of Ernst d.J., Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of the Austrian Hoch- und Deutschmeister Regiment, by a table with a globe, dividers, a map of Germany and a family tree, a military encampment beyond
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Circle of Anton von Maron (1733-1808)
Portrait of Franz Joseph, Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of a Cadet of the Imperial Austrian army, by a table with mathematical instruments and books, a classical portico beyond; and Portrait of Ernst d.J., Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of the Austrian Hoch- und Deutschmeister Regiment, by a table with a globe, dividers, a map of Germany and a family tree, a military encampment beyond
with inscriptions 'FRANZ JOSEPH GRAFF VON UND ZU/WILDENSTEIN. æTAT: SVæ 7 ANN:/DEPICTUS 1752.' and 'ERNST DER JUNGERE GRAFF VON UND ZU/WILDENSTEIN, æTAT SVæ 7 ANN DE PICTUS 1756' (on the reverses)
oil on canvas, unlined
130 x 93 cm.
a pair (2)
Portrait of Franz Joseph, Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of a Cadet of the Imperial Austrian army, by a table with mathematical instruments and books, a classical portico beyond; and Portrait of Ernst d.J., Graf von und zu Wildenstein, aged 7, full-length, in the uniform of the Austrian Hoch- und Deutschmeister Regiment, by a table with a globe, dividers, a map of Germany and a family tree, a military encampment beyond
with inscriptions 'FRANZ JOSEPH GRAFF VON UND ZU/WILDENSTEIN. æTAT: SVæ 7 ANN:/DEPICTUS 1752.' and 'ERNST DER JUNGERE GRAFF VON UND ZU/WILDENSTEIN, æTAT SVæ 7 ANN DE PICTUS 1756' (on the reverses)
oil on canvas, unlined
130 x 93 cm.
a pair (2)