Lot Essay
Following the composition by Rigaud, dated 1715, in the Gemäldegalerie, Dresden.
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Portrait of Friedrich August III, Kurprinz of Sachsen (1696-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, an ermine-lined mantle, wig and the Sash and Order of the Elephant, a wooded landscape beyond
Details
Manner of Hyacinthe Rigaud
Portrait of Friedrich August III, Kurprinz of Sachsen (1696-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, an ermine-lined mantle, wig and the Sash and Order of the Elephant, a wooded landscape beyond
oil on canvas
138.2 x 108.9 cm.
with two gold-coloured wax seals and an old label '452' (on reverse)
Portrait of Friedrich August III, Kurprinz of Sachsen (1696-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, an ermine-lined mantle, wig and the Sash and Order of the Elephant, a wooded landscape beyond
oil on canvas
138.2 x 108.9 cm.
with two gold-coloured wax seals and an old label '452' (on reverse)
Provenance
Palais Potocki, Krakau (until 1960), gift of Hauses Wettin.
Gallery Seilerg,
where acquired by Curt L. Weigl, 5 September 1972.
(all according to labels on reserve).
Gallery Seilerg,
where acquired by Curt L. Weigl, 5 September 1972.
(all according to labels on reserve).
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