A young nobleman, in ermine-bordered brown coat, white cravat, full-bottomed powdered wig

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ATTRIBUTED TO DAVID RICHTER (1664-1741)
A young nobleman, in ermine-bordered brown coat, white cravat, full-bottomed powdered wig
en grisaille heightened with body-colour
on vellum laid down on card
oval, 1 3/8 in. (36 mm.) high, gilt-brass frame with silver backing

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Lot Essay

The silver backing plate is engraved 'von Chodktz' which may refer to the Polish-Lithuanian noble family Chodkiewicz who were granted the title of Count of the Holy Roman Empire by Emperor Charles V. If this inscription refers to the identity of the sitter, he may be Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1686-1712) who married Cecilia Zofia Sapiezanka in Lublin in 1710 and had a son born in 1711, Adam Tadeusz.

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