File:School of Mengs - August III the Saxon, miniature.png

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School of Anton Raphael Mengs  (1728–1779)  wikidata:Q76718 s:it:Autore:Anton Raphael Mengs q:it:Anton Raphael Mengs
 
School of Anton Raphael Mengs
Description German painter, art historian and visual artist
Neoclassical
Date of birth/death 22 March 1728 / 12 March 1728 Edit this at Wikidata 29 June 1779 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Ústí nad Labem Rome
Work period 1749-1779
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Rome, Madrid (1761-1769), Dresden
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artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1780,Q76718
Description
English: Augustus II 1733-1763, in armour and ermine-trimmed blue cloak with a diamond clasp, wearing the blue sash and breast-star of the Royal Polish Order of the White Eagle and the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece, short powdered curly wig en queue; column and blue curtain in background
Date 18th century
date QS:P571,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Medium miniature on parchment
Dimensions height: 5.7 cm (2.2 in); width: 7.6 cm (2.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,5.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,7.6U174728
Object history Auction: Christie's, London, 3 June 2014, Sale 1529 - Centuries of Style, European Ceramics, Portrait Miniatures, Gold Boxes and Silver, lot 176.
Inscriptions the obverse engraved with the inscription ‘Augustus II King of Saxony… Raphael Mengs 1720-1779’
Source/Photographer Christie's, LotFinder: entry 5795851

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