Ludwig Hofmann-Zeitz (1832-95)
Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-1892) c.1878-92
Oil on canvas | 143.5 x 100.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404704
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Louis IV, Grande Duke of Hesse, shown in three-quarter-length. He wears the uniform of a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Hessian contingent of the Prussian army, the collar, star and ribbon of the Order of Louis, the star of the Garter and the Iron Cross. His badges include the Red Eagle, the Order 'Pour la Mérite', the Iron Cross, the Golden Lion, the Cross for Military Merit (Hesse), the Cross for Military Merit (Mecklenburg-Schwerin) and the Order of St George (Russia).
Provenance
Probably given to Queen Victoria by the sitter
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Oil on canvas
Measurements
143.5 x 100.5 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
189.5 x 145.6 x 11.5 cm (frame, external)
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Ludwig IV, Grand Duke of Hesse (1837-1892)
