Caption

August III Wetyn 1696–1765 with the Order of the White Eagle and the Golden Fleece after Pietro Antonio Rotari 1755, Dresden Gallery, painter Pietro Rotari 1707–1762 after?, Werz ? painter unlisted. Half-length 3/4 to the right, full-face portrait of a man ruler in a foreign miniature, dated 1750. Augustus III Sas King of Poland; Elector of Saxony. He wears a low en catogan wig, velvet blue justokor braided with gold, a cuirass, a shirt with jabot and white lace cuffs, holds a baton in his hand, and wears the Order of the Golden Fleece and the sash of the Order of the White Eagle. Background: cloudy blue-gray–vermilion sky. Frame: narrow carved gilded bronze strip decorated with a floral twig in a narrow black plush passe-partout, in a wooden frame with gilded plaster neo-Rococo ornament topped with a bow. Miniature, height 7.5 cm, width 7.5 cm., A framed portrait of a person wearing a white powdered wig and formal clothing, set against a neutral background. The subject wears a blue outer garment with gold embroidered details and brown sleeves with ornate patterns, a white ruffled collar, and a red sash across the chest with a decorative medallion. The person holds a dark cane or staff in one hand. The portrait is surrounded by a narrow gold inner frame, a dark velvet-like mat, and an ornate gilded outer frame with decorative carved ribbon and floral motifs; a gilded bow ornament sits atop the frame. Visible colors include gold, blue, brown, white, red, black, gray, and muted skin tones.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A17_236

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Keywords

August III Wetyn 1696–1765 Order White Eagle Golden Fleece Pietro Antonio Rotari 1755 Dresden Gallery painter Pietro Rotari 1707–1762 Werz painter unlisted Half-length 3 4 right full-face portrait man ruler foreign miniature dated 1750 Augustus III Sas King Poland Elector Saxony wears low en catogan wig velvet blue justokor braided gold cuirass shirt jabot white lace cuffs holds baton hand sash Background cloudy blue-gray–vermilion sky Frame narrow carved gilded bronze strip decorated floral twig narrow black plush passe-partout wooden frame gilded plaster neo-Rococo ornament topped bow Miniature height 7.5 cm width 7.5 cm framed portrait person wearing white powdered wig formal clothing set neutral background subject wears blue outer garment embroidered details brown sleeves ornate patterns ruffled collar red sash across chest decorative medallion person holds dark cane staff portrait surrounded narrow gold inner frame dark velvet- mat ornate gilded outer frame decorative ribbon floral motifs gilded bow ornament sits atop frame Visible colors include blue brown red black gray muted skin tones.