C. H. N. OPPERMANN (GERMAN, FL. 1790-1820)

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C. H. N. OPPERMANN (GERMAN, FL. 1790-1820)
Alexander I (1777-1825), Tsar of Russia 1801-1825, in dark uniform with red collar, gold epaulettes, wearing the blue moiré sash and breast-star of the Imperial Russian Order of St Andrew and the Russian Military Order of St George
signed and dated 'C. Oppermann. 1808' (mid-right)
on ivory
oval, 2¼ in. (56 mm.) high, silver frame

来源

Sotheby's, Geneva, 12 November 1980, lot 213.

注意事项

Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

荣誉呈献

Matilda Burn

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拍品专文

Oppermann worked at the court of St Petersburg from 1807 where he painted Tsar Alexander I and other high-ranking members. Another miniature by Oppermann of the tsar, dated 1809, is in the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden (inv. no. M 140).