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Traditional German 18th Century Oil Painting Portrait of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg
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1 Fine German Work Of Art Antique 18th Century Oil Painting Portrait Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
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1 Fine German Work Of Art Antique 18th Century Oil Painting Portrait Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Half length front profile view portrait which depicts Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick in full costume dress.
You can see he is a Duke of importance with the fine clothes he is wearing an insignia star bust crest badge on his coat, also a red and white Royal robes, frills on his cuffs a blue sash and he is holding a letter document holder which has diamond jewels on the top. He has rosy cheeks and blue eyes and wearing his traditional white wig.
Presented in a later traditional moulded gilt frame which complements the painting.
An impressive size with the frame being 97cm high and 78cm wide.
Oil on canvas.
Unsigned, German School artist, provenance label verso and inscribed in German verso.
Hanging thread on the back ready for home display.
Origin from Germany.
Circa 18th century.
So collectible and highly sought after.
Biography of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick (German: Anton Ulrich; 28 August 1714, Bevern – 4 May 1774 (O.S.), Kholmogory), Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, was Generalissimo of the Army of Russia, and the husband of Anna Leopoldovna, who reigned as regent of Russia for one year.
Anthony Ulrich was the second son of Ferdinand Albert II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel.
His mother's sister, Elizabeth, wife of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, arranged for his marriage to HSH Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (known as "Anna Leopoldovna"), daughter of Charles Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and granddaughter of Tsar Ivan V; and he was taken to Russia in 1733, so that he and Anna could get to know each other. The marriage took place in 1739. This marriage was intended to strengthen the relationships between the houses of Romanov and Habsburg.
In 1740, their infant son, Ivan, became emperor as Ivan VI. Initially, Duke Ernst Biron of Kurland was regent, but when rumors surfaced that Biron planned on exiling Anthony and Anna to Germany, they staged a coup and Anna was named regent. Not long after, a coup in 1741 removed the family from power.
The new Empress, Elizabeth, had Anthony Ulrich, his wife, and their children imprisoned. They remained so for the rest of their lives. The years of imprisonment were hard, and the family was periodically denied many necessary things. Virtually all communication with the outside world, with the exception of a few servants, was banned.
The governor of Arkhangelsk regularly visited them to enquire about their health. In 1762, Elizabeth died, and the new Empress Catherine offered the Duke permission to leave Russia, with the condition he leave his children behind; but he declined. He lost his eyesight before he died. He was buried very discreetly, and the soldiers were forbidden to reveal the place of his burial, but his coffin was decorated with silver.
Ivan VI Silhouettes of his four surviving children in Horsens In 1780, the surviving children were released from prison into the custody of their aunt, the Danish queen dowager Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. They were taken to Novodvinsk fortress the night of 27 June and left Russia on 30 June. They settled in Jutland, where they lived in under a comfortable house arrest in Horsens for the rest of their lives, under the guardianship of Juliana and at the expense of Catherine. Having lived as prisoners, they were not used to social life, and kept a small "court" of 40/50 people, all Danish except for the priest. The pension granted them by Catherine was paid until the last of them died in 1807.
Anthony Ulrich and Anna Leopoldovna had the following children: Ivan VI (1740–1764) (reigning Emperor 1740–1741) Catherine Antonovna of Brunswick (1741–1807) (released to house arrest in Horsens in Denmark in 1780). Elizabeth Antonovna of Brunswick (1743–1782) (released to house arrest in Horsens in Denmark in 1780). Peter Antonovich of Brunswick (1745–1798) (released to house arrest in Horsens in Denmark in 1780). Alexei Antonovich of Brunswick (1746–1787) (released to house arrest in Horsens in Denmark in 1780).
Reference sources Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 51. At the House of Welf site (in German) Marie Tetzlaff : Katarina den stora (1998). Ancestry Ancestors of Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick.
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Condition report.
Offered in fine used condition. The canvas has various craquelure, cracking, foxing, some loss of paint in areas, minor paint touch ups in area, also a horizontal line near the top where the back of the frame has pressed onto the canvas over many years with paint flaking along it. The frame having general wear, dust, scuffs, minor chips in places commensurate with usage & age.
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame approximate
High (97cm)
Wide (78cm)
Depth (4.5cm)
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- Dimensions
- 30.7ʺW × 1.77ʺD × 39.18ʺH
- Styles
- Georgian
- Portraiture
- Frame Type
- Framed
- Art Subjects
- Portrait
- Period
- 18th Century
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Canvas
- Oil Paint
- Condition
- Original Design Modified, Needs Restoration
- Color
- Blue
- Condition Notes
- Condition report. Offered in fine used condition. The canvas has various craquelure, cracking, foxing, some loss of paint in areas, … moreCondition report. Offered in fine used condition. The canvas has various craquelure, cracking, foxing, some loss of paint in areas, minor paint touch ups in area, also a horizontal line near the top where the back of the frame has pressed onto the canvas over many years with paint flaking along it. The frame having general wear, dust, scuffs, minor chips in places commensurate with usage & age. less
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