Portrait of Augustus III, by Louis de Silvestre 1675–1760, as a young artist — copy after the artist; Augustus III Sas King of Poland; Elector of Saxony; 1696–1763. Depicted with insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the White Eagle, wearing a wig en catogan. French painting, after 1753. Oil painting, 78 cm × 62 cm., A painted portrait of a man shown from the chest upward wearing a white powdered wig and a dark blue velvet coat over layered garments including a dark red sash and a metallic breastplate; his face is pale with rosy cheeks and neutral expression, and he has arched eyebrows and light-colored eyes; a decorative medal with jeweled elements and a ribbon hangs at his chest and a star-shaped insignia appears on his coat; the background is a cloudy mix of muted green, brown, and blue tones and the image is enclosed in a narrow wooden frame with brown and gold hues.
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Portrait of Augustus III, by Louis de Silvestre 1675–1760, as a young artist — copy after the artist; Augustus III Sas King of Poland; Elector of Saxony; 1696–1763. Depicted with insignia of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Order of the White Eagle, wearing a wig en catogan. French painting, after 1753. Oil painting, 78 cm × 62 cm., A painted portrait of a man shown from the chest upward wearing a white powdered wig and a dark blue velvet coat over layered garments including a dark red sash and a metallic breastplate; his face is pale with rosy cheeks and neutral expression, and he has arched eyebrows and light-colored eyes; a decorative medal with jeweled elements and a ribbon hangs at his chest and a star-shaped insignia appears on his coat; the background is a cloudy mix of muted green, brown, and blue tones and the image is enclosed in a narrow wooden frame with brown and gold hues.

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Portrait Augustus III Louis de Silvestre 1675–1760 young artist copy artist Augustus III Sas King Poland Elector Saxony 1696–1763 Depicted insignia Order Golden Fleece White Eagle wearing wig en catogan French painting 1753 Oil painting 78 cm × 62 cm painted portrait man shown chest upward wearing white powdered wig dark blue velvet coat layered garments dark red sash metallic breastplate face pale rosy cheeks neutral expression arched eyebrows light-colored eyes decorative medal jeweled elements ribbon hangs chest star-shaped insignia coat background cloudy mix muted green brown blue tones image enclosed narrow wooden frame gold hues.

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