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Rudolf Swoboda (1859-1914)
Maurice Müther (d. 1912) Signed and dated 1900
Oil on panel | 30.0 x 18.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404661
Rudolf Swoboda (1859-1914)
Maurice Müther (d. 1912) Signed and dated 1900
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Maurice Müther is wearing Windsor uniform with the badge of the Royal Victorian Order. His medals include the Jubilee medal. He was tutor to Prince Ernest, Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse, and in 1887 became German Secretary to Queen Victoria. Princess Victoria of Hesse wrote to the Queen: 'it was sad parting from him, for though he had some little faults, being hasty and hot-tempered, he is an excellent man with a very kind & affectionate heart'.
Signed and dated: RS [in monogram] 1900.Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
30.0 x 18.4 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
45.0 x 33.6 x 5.6 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Maurice Muther (d. 1912)
Maurice Müther (d. 1912), German Secretary to Queen Victoria
