Bernard II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d.1464) c.1600-1720
Watercolour on vellum | 7.0 x 5.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 420429
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This is one of a group of eight miniatures (420423-420430) which form a retrospective extension to the series of forty-nine miniatures of rulers of Brunswick-Lüneburg and their wives (420431-420679) dating from c. 1595 also in the Royal Collection. This group of eight are fanciful portraits embellished with inscriptions in Gothic script indicating a romantic view of the historical past and are later in date than the larger, original group. They may date from the seventeenth century or possibly from the early eighteenth century when they were first recorded in Queen Caroline's Closet at Kensington Palace by the antiquarian George Vertue. Bernard II ucceeded his father Frederick I as reigning Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, ruling jointly with his brother Otto II until his death in 1464. Inscribed at the top in white: bernhart hertzog zu braunschweig und luneburg herzog fridriegens son starb anno 1464.
Provenance
Queen Caroline: George II.
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on vellum
Measurements
7.0 x 5.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
8.2 x 7.1 cm (frame, external)
6.8 x 5.8 cm (sight)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Bernhardt II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (d.1454)