August Herzog zu Sachsen Gotha und Altenburg c.1817-31
Engraving | 42.0 x 25.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 609790
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Engraving of August, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Bust length with curled hair, stock, collar, and jacket, with arms folded and left hand raised. The a portfolio resting on the table below right arm, and with drapery behind. With German inscription 'Schützer des recht's, von den musen geliebt, und der grazien zoegling', and title below. For an earlier state see RCIN 609789.
The print is dedicated to the sitter's daughter, Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Duchess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. -
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42.0 x 25.8 cm (sheet of paper)
30.1 x 23.0 cm (image)
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