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1 of 253523 objects
German School, 17th century
Portrait of a man, perhaps John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Kalenberg-Grubenhagen (1625-1679) c. 1675
Watercolour on vellum | 6.4 x 5.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420635
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The identification of this sitter is uncertain, but his presentation in Roman dress bears comparison with other sitters from the House of Brunswick depicted in this way in miniature c. 1670-80 (see for example 420624 and 420628 by Jean Michelin). It has been suggested that it may represent John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Kalenburg on the basis of comparison with a miniature in the manner of Michelin in the Royal Collection (420633).
Provenance
First recorded in the Royal Collection during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
6.4 x 5.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
7.4 x 6.2 cm (frame, external)
Category
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
Reynolds 1999 : Reynolds, G., 1999. The Sixteenth & Seventeenth Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London – Reynolds 1999 259Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 48/15
