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German School, 19th century

Alfonso Frederick, Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-1894) c.1825

Watercolour on ivory | 7.0 x 5.7 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 420798

Alfonso Frederick, Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-1894)

German School, 19th century

Alfonso Frederick, Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-1894) c.1825

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Description

Alfonso Frederick, Count of Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-94), was the second son of Emmanuel, count of Mensdorff-Pouilly. He succeeded his father in 1852.

This is one of four portraits of Alfonso Frederick and his brothers (RCIN 420792, 420794, 420795, 420798), all painted by the same artist about 1825-6. The identity of the artist is unknown.

Provenance

First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1870
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Creator(s)

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Subject(s)

Search the collection Count Alphonse of Mensdorff-Pouilly (1810-94)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Watercolour on ivory

ivory

watercolour painting

Measurements

7.0 x 5.7 cm (sight) (sight)

8.6 x 7.4 cm (frame, external)
Groupings
Category
Miniatures (Paintings)
Object type(s)
visual works
miniatures (paintings)
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Clothing
Costume
Uniforms
References

Other number(s)

RW : Walker, R., 1992. The Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century Miniatures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Cambridge – RW 1000

Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 56/7

RL 1870 29.B.2

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