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Le Chevalier de Châteaubourg (1762-c. 1835)
Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819) Signed and dated 1798
Watercolour on ivory | 8.5 x 7.0 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 420607
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This miniature, formerly identified as Augustus, Prince of Prussia (1774-1843), has recently been re-identified as Prince Friedrich Ludwig of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1778-1819) with reference to a named sketch in an album of drawings by the Chevalier de Chateaubourg in the State Russian Museum (P37896, March 15, 1798). It is a rare example of the work of this accomplished artist, who turned to miniature painting after a military career, and travelled to London (1791) and Berlin (1797) before settling in St Petersburg (1800).
Inscribed in pencil on the back: August ... Duke of Saxe-Goth & Altenburg (as Hereditary Prince) Prin [ce Albert's] grandfather ...Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
8.5 x 7.0 cm (sight) (sight)
9.9 x 8.5 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 46/14RL 1870 26.C.4.Alternative title(s)
Augustus, Prince of Prussia (1774-1843), previously identified as
Augustus, Prince of Prussia (1774-1843), previously identified as
