Augustus II (the Younger), duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and prince of Wolfenbüttel, is represented with curly hair, beard, cap, lace collar and armour. The portrait is represented in an oval border with Latin inscription with a coat of arms above and surrounded by ornaments of winged figures and animals, and with Latin inscription on the plinth below. This plate was first engraved in 1652 for a series of portraits of European political figures involved in the establishment of the Peace of Westphalia (1648). However, the number '18' engraved in the bottom corner indicates that this print was published as part of the second or third printing in 1696 and 1697 respectively by Pieter van der Slaart.
| Artist |
Coenraet Waumans
RKD
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Anselmus van Hulle
RKD
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Cornelis van der Slaart
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| Title | Portrait of Augustus II, Duke of Brunswick-Lünburg |
| Date | ca. 1696 - 1697 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
burin engraving
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2015-EK |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2015-EK |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8617/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300189808
figures (representations)
AAT
300015637 portraits AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A71
male sex; man
Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass 44B114(DUKE) other sovereign (DUKE) Iconclass 44B15121 prince Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 61B2 historical persons Iconclass 61B2(AUGUSTUS II OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNBURG) historical person (AUGUSTUS II OF BRUNSWICK-LÜNBURG) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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