Lot 89
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A FRAME CONTAINING PORTRAITS OF THE ESTERHAZY AND PALFFY FAMILIES
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A FRAME CONTAINING PORTRAITS OF THE ESTERHAZY AND PALFFY FAMILIES

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A FRAME CONTAINING PORTRAITS OF THE ESTERHAZY AND PALFFY FAMILIES
Countess Maria-Anna Esterházy, née Countess Pálffy (1747-1799/1806) in white dress, blue shawl, holding a floral branch; Count Kasimir Esterházy (1749-1802) in fur-bordered red coat; Prince Karl Hieronymous Pálffy (1735-1816) in red coat, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece; Countess Maria-Anna Sidonia Pálffy née Countess Althann (1715/17-1790) in black dress and veil; Count Johann Baptist Esterházy (1748-1800), in black doublet with slashed sleeves to reveal white, fur-bordered cloak pinned at shoulder, white ruff (attributed to Heinrich Friedrich Füger, Austro-German 1751-1818); a gentleman in fur-bordered blue coat, red waistcoat; Count Johann Nepomuk Esterházy (1754-1840) in blue coat with red collar, buff waistcoat, black stock; Marquis Castiglione, in gold-bordered white coat; Countess Maria Josefa Fekete, née Countess Esterházy (1745-1837) in black dress, holding a fan (School of Heinrich Friedrich Füger); Count Johann Esterházy in gold-embroidered blue coat (by Franz Walter, Austrian 1733-1804), Count Nikolaus Esterházy in silver-trimmed red coat (by Jean-Adam Serre, Swiss 1704-1788); a gentleman in brown coat, open shirt; Countess Maria-Anna Sidonia Pálffy, née Countess Althann (1715/17-1790) in black dress, white cap, writing a letter (painted by Count Nikolaus Josef, called 'Nikerl' Esterházy 1765-1800, the sitter's grandson)
1 in. (27 mm.) to 3¼ in. (83 mm.) high, gilt-metal mounts set in common rectangular wood frame, the reverse with labels inscribed with sitters' names
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Lot Essay

The portrait of Count Johann Baptist Esterházy in the present lot derives from a large-scale portrait by Heinrich Friedrich Füger, and other small-scale versions exist, see R. Keil, Heinrich Friedrich Füger 1751-1818, Vienna, 2009, illustrated pp. 330 and 304.

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