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German School, 18th century
Ernst Friedrich III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727-1780) c.1755
Watercolour on card | 3.3 x 4.5 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 420569
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Duke Ernest Frederick (1727-80) is depicted with a long flowing wig and he is wearing the ribbon of the Order of the Elephant. He succeeded his father Ernest Frederick II in 1745 as duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. In 1749, he married Louisa, daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark. His second wife, in 1757, was Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and his third wife, in 1758, was Ernestine, daughter of Duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar.
The identity of the artist is unknown.
Inscribed on the back in pencil: Braunschweig E Friedrich.
Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on card
Measurements
3.3 x 4.5 cm (sight) (sight)
4.6 x 5.2 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 44/20RL 1870 27.B.2RL 1870 27.B.2Alternative title(s)
Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727-1780)
