Venetian School, 18th Century

Portrait of Reichsgraf Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747), bust-length, in a coat and stock

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Venetian School, 18th Century
Portrait of Reichsgraf Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg (1661-1747), bust-length, in a coat and stock
with ink inscription 'Schulenburg' (in the border)
pen and brown ink
7¼ x 4 7/8 in. (18.5 x 12.4 cm.)

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After his retirement from the military, the distinguished general von Schulenburg settled in Venice, where he formed an art collection and became a patron of Giambattista Piazzetta, Giovanni Antonio Guardi and Giambattista Pittoni, among others. For other portraits of the sitter, see A. Binion, La Galleria scomparsa del maresciallo von der Schulenburg: Un mecenate nella Venezia del Settecento, Milan, 1990, figs. 1-14.

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