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Prince Johann August of Saxe-Gotha (1704-1767) c.1735
Oil on canvas | 80.0 x 63.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406412
German School, 18th century
Prince Johann August of Saxe-Gotha (1704-1767) c.1735
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John August, the second surviving son of Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Gotha and Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst, was brother to Augusta, Princess of Wales. He is depicted wearing a dark blue jacket with elaborate gold facings over a breastplate with a band of engraved decoration at the neck and a powdered wig.
Provenance
Presumably acquired by George IV; recorded in Store at Carlton House in 1816 (no. 332) and 1819 (no 332) as a 'Nobleman in a blue and gold dress'.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
80.0 x 63.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
93.7 x 77.1 x 5.0 cm (frame, external)
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