Portrait of Karl Theodor, Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Bayern (1724-1799), full-length, in armour, with an ermine-lined cloak, holding a sword in his left hand and a bâton in his right hand, his crown jewellery on a sculpted table nearby, in an interior

細節

Follower of Pompeo Girolamo Batoni
Portrait of Karl Theodor, Kurfürst von der Pfalz and Bayern (1724-1799), full-length, in armour, with an ermine-lined cloak, holding a sword in his left hand and a bâton in his right hand, his crown jewellery on a sculpted table nearby, in an interior
oil on canvas
242.2 x 169.4 cm.
with inscription 'DVII (on the base of the table) and an old label '445' (on reverse)

來源

Carl L. Weigl, June 1971 (according to a label on reverse).

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拍品專文

The composition follows the picture by Batoni, dated 1775, in the Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

In the present picture Kurfürst Karl Theodor is depicted just before the height of his reign, becomming souvereign of Bayern in 1777. He is portrayed with the Order of Hubertus and Georges.