Lot Essay
Joseph Friedrich Ghilanus Baron von der Trenck was born in Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) and died in Oedenburg. He was an Austrian Imperial and royal field-marshal lieutenant.
Baron Joseph von der Trenck (1766-1835), facing left in white coat with green facings and collar and gold buttons, blue and green sprigged white waistcoat, frilled cravat and knotted black stock, powdered hair
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SCHOOL OF FÜGER, CIRCA 1790
Baron Joseph von der Trenck (1766-1835), facing left in white coat with green facings and collar and gold buttons, blue and green sprigged white waistcoat, frilled cravat and knotted black stock, powdered hair
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with twisted outer rope border
Baron Joseph von der Trenck (1766-1835), facing left in white coat with green facings and collar and gold buttons, blue and green sprigged white waistcoat, frilled cravat and knotted black stock, powdered hair
oval, 2 11/16 in. (68 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame with twisted outer rope border
Provenance
The sitter's daughter Cornelie, Baroness von Schell-Bauschlott (d. 1878 Vienna).
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