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Portrait Medallion of Duke William IV. of Saxe-Weimar and His Wife
Lost Art-ID
210491
Artist / Creator
Title
Portrait Medallion of Duke William IV. of Saxe-Weimar and His Wife
Dating
1600-1700
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Shell ; Metal (Silver) / cut ; gilded
Height
5.50 cm
Width
4.40 cm
Description
Oval shell cameo (medallion) with gilt silver frame and loop; front: waist-length double portrait of William IV and Eleonora Dorothea of Saxe-Weimar in a laurel wreath, with titles and motto on a scroll; back: family tree with cameo-like busts - William and Eleonora Dorothea with their respective coats of arms at the bottom, their six children above
Literature / Source
Inventar 1764, fol. 23r, Nr. 133; Inventar 1830, fol. 21r, Nr. 112; Inventar 1858, Bd. I, Kap. XXIX, Nr. 25; Aldenhoven Plastik, Varia Nr. 83
Published since
Contact
Stiftung Schloss Friedenstein
Gotha
Schlossplatz 1
99867 Gotha
Germany
Phone
0049 (0) 03621 8234-0
Fax
0049 (0) 03621 8234-290
Contact
Dr. Tobias Pfeifer-Helke
Position
Stiftungsdirektor
Phone
+49 (0) 621-8234 100
Contact
Dr. Timo Trümper
Position
Kustode für Gemälde und Plastik
Phone
+49 (0) 3621 8234 553
Contact
Ronny Licht
Position
Provenienzforscher
Phone
+49 (0) 3621-82 34 329
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