German School, 18th century
Ernst Friedrich III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727-1780) c.1755
Watercolour on card | 2.5 x 2.1 cm (sight) (sight) | RCIN 420570
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Duke Ernest Frederick (1727-80) is depicted with a long flowing wig and wearing a steel cuirass (a piece of body armour) over his red coat. He succeeded his father Ernest Frederick II in 1745 as Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen. In 1749, he married Louisa, daughter of King Christian VI of Denmark. His second wife, whom he married in 1757, was Christiane Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, and his third wife, in 1758, was Ernestine, daughter of Duke Ernst August I of Saxe-Weimar.
This miniature is a slightly enlarged version of the head of Duke Frederick in another miniature in the Royal Collection (RCIN 420569).
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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Medium and techniques
Watercolour on card
Measurements
2.5 x 2.1 cm (sight) (sight)
3.4 x 3.0 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Cust 1910 : Cust, L., 1910. Windsor Castle: Portrait Miniatures, London – Cust 1910 44/21RL 1870 27.B.3Alternative title(s)
Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727-1780)
