Stanislas Leszczynski (1677-1766), King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, in pink bordered armour, lace cravat, ermine-bordered blue velvet cloak draped over his left shoulder, yellow sash, fur-bordered yellow glove, long powdered curling wig; cloudy sky background

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FRENCH SCHOOL, 1720
Stanislas Leszczynski (1677-1766), King of Poland, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, in pink bordered armour, lace cravat, ermine-bordered blue velvet cloak draped over his left shoulder, yellow sash, fur-bordered yellow glove, long powdered curling wig; cloudy sky background
on vellum
oval, 3 3/16 in. (80 mm.) high, silver mount with gilt-metal backing
An old inscription on the backing paper reads 'No. 70 Le Roy Stanisla [sic] de Pologne Le 13 Decembr [sic] 1720 a Wisenboug [sic] en Alsace.'

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拍品專文

Stanislas, born in Lemberg (Lvov/Lviv), was elected King of Poland in 1704 with the help of King Charles XII of Sweden. After the defeat of his protector at Poltava in 1709, he was driven out by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia to make room for Elector Frederick Augustus I 'the Strong' of Saxony who became King Augustus II of Poland. After years of errances, he was proposed by the Regent of France a modest pension and a residence in Wissembourg, a small town north of Strasbourg on the Franco-German border. In 1725, Stanislas' daughter Maria, aged 22, married young King Louis XV, aged 15, and the Lesczcynskis left Wissembourg for Meudon. After a further attempt to regain the crown of Poland, Stanislas formally abdicated in 1736, receiving the duchies of Lorraine and Bar.