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Porträt des Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750-1827), by Anton Graff, oil, 1798

Porträt des Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750-1827)

Anton Graff

1798

oil

canvas

From the collection of Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Dominant colour

Overview

Porträt des Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (1750-1827) is a 1798 oil by Anton Graff, a Neoclassicism work, held at Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Who painted this?
Anton Graff
When & what style?
1798 · Neoclassicism
Where can I see it?
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

About this work

This painting is a portrait of a man in 18th-century attire. He wears a white coat with red lapels and gold buttons, a blue sash, and yellow pants. His white hair is styled in a classic look. The man stands in front of a green curtain, with a red cloth and a hat with a feather on a table to his right. He looks directly at the viewer with a serious expression. The artist who painted this portrait is Anton Graff.

About the artist

Portrait of Anton Graff
Artist

Anton Graff

Anton Graff (18 November 1736 – 22 June 1813) was a Swiss portrait artist. Among his famous subjects were Friedrich Schiller, Christoph Willibald Gluck, Heinrich von Kleist, Frederick the Great, Friederike Sophie…

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