Frederick Augustus I/Augustus II (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, c. 1720
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 145 x 111 cm h x w x d: Ram 158 x 123 x 6 cm
Inventory numberNMGrh 1280
Other titlesTitle (sv): Fredrik August I/August II (1670–1733), kurfurste av Sachsen, kung av Polen, omkr. 1720 Title (en): Frederick Augustus I/Augustus II (1670–1733), Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, c. 1720 Previous: August II den starke, 1670-1733, kurfurste av Sachsen, konung av Polen Previous: August II the Strong, 1670-1733, elector of Saxony, king of Poland
DescriptionDescription: French artists were employed at several of the German courts in the 18th century. Silvestre worked as court painter in the Saxon capital of Dresden for more than three decades, and his portraits of Augustus the Strong set the standard for others. Along with another three paintings, this one was part of a gift to the elector’s Swedish cousin Ulrika Eleonora the Younger. In it, Augustus wears the Order of the White Eagle to emphasise that he was also the king of Poland.
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