German School of the 1st half of the 17th century
Portrait of a youngish man, according to tradition, Georg Wilhelm, Prince Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg (1595–1640),
inscribed verso: Georgius Wilhelmus/Marchio Brandenburgensis Aet. XXX An. MDCXXII/Antonius v. Dyk pinx.,
oil on copper, 19 x 14.7 cm, unframed
The Prince Elector, Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg, who may be the sitter here, was one of the most unlucky rulers of the House of Hohenzollern. His hesitant behaviour in the Thirty Years’ War caused great damage to the country. He was the father of the ‘Great Prince Elector’. This painting must have been executed in the circle of painters, including Lorenz Strauch and Gortzius Geldorp.
We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of this picture.
Expert: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
17.04.2013 - 18:00
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EUR 6.000,- do EUR 8.000,-
German School of the 1st half of the 17th century
Portrait of a youngish man, according to tradition, Georg Wilhelm, Prince Elector and Margrave of Brandenburg (1595–1640),
inscribed verso: Georgius Wilhelmus/Marchio Brandenburgensis Aet. XXX An. MDCXXII/Antonius v. Dyk pinx.,
oil on copper, 19 x 14.7 cm, unframed
The Prince Elector, Georg Wilhelm of Brandenburg, who may be the sitter here, was one of the most unlucky rulers of the House of Hohenzollern. His hesitant behaviour in the Thirty Years’ War caused great damage to the country. He was the father of the ‘Great Prince Elector’. This painting must have been executed in the circle of painters, including Lorenz Strauch and Gortzius Geldorp.
We are grateful to Fred Meijer of the RKD, The Hague, for his kind assistance with the cataloguing of this picture.
Expert: Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
Dr. Alexander Strasoldo
+43 1 515 60 403
oldmasters@dorotheum.com
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