August der Jüngere von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – Portrait im Harnisch, um 1650 - photo 1
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August der Jüngere von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – Portrait im Harnisch, um 1650 - photo 1

August der Jüngere von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – Portrait im Harnisch, um 1650

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€ 2 000
Auction dateClassic
26.05.2021 10:00UTC +02:00
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Hermann Historica
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Germany, Grasbrunn / München
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Lot 7 | August der Jüngere von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – Portrait im Harnisch, um 1650
August der Jüngere von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – Portrait im Harnisch, um 1650
Öl auf Leinwand. Brustbild des Fürsten im Alter von 60 - 70 Jahren mit Stoffkappe und feinem Spitzenkragen über geschwärztem Harnisch mit reich vergoldetem Dekor. Oberfläche krakeliert, Ränder doubliert, eine kleine Reparaturstelle im Hintergrund am oberen Rand. In zeitgenössischem hölzernen Rahmen mit geschnitztem Akanthuslaubdekor. Bildmaße 73,5 x 55 cm, mit Rahmen 87 x 70 cm.
Herzog August zu Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1579 - 1666) tat sich als junger Mann trotz humanistischer Bildung bei der Hexenverfolgung in Deutschland hervor. Den Thron bestieg er erst 1635 im reifen Alter von 55 Jahren. Bei seinem Tod im Jahr 1666 hinterließ er ein wohlgeordnetes Fürstentum, in dem die Schäden des 30-jährigen Krieges weitestgehend überwunden waren.
Der dargestellte Prunkharnisch ist eng mit der Geschichte des Fürstenhauses Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel verbunden. Er wurde in den englischen Werkstätten in Greenwich gefertigt und vor 1622 vom englischen Prinzen Henry Frederick, Sohn von König James I., an seinen Cousin Herzog Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel gegeben, der sich auch darin portraitieren ließ. Auch in der Folgezeit wurde der Harnisch noch hoch geschätzt und es ließen sich auch spätere Generationen, so hier Herzog August, in ihm darstellen. Selbst über 100 Jahre später ist auf einem 1766 entstandenen Portrait des Herzogs Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig noch der Helm dieses Harnischs zu erkennen. Der Harnisch befindet sich heute in einer Privatsammlung in den USA.

Zustand: II -
August the Younger of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel – a portrait in armour, circa 1650
Oil on canvas. Bust portrait of the prince at the age of 60 - 70 with cap and fine lace collar over a blackened armour with profuse gold ornaments. Brittle surface. Edges doubled, one small repair in the background at the upper edge. In contemporary wood frame with carved acanthus decor. Dimensions of picture 73.5 x 55 cm, with frame 87 x 70 cm.
In spite of his humanist education, Duke August zu Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel (1579 - 1666) was heavily involved in the German witch hunts when he was a young man. He ascended the throne at the comparatively old age of 55 years in 1635. When he died in 1666, he left a highly organized duchy which had largely overcome the damages of the 30 Years' War.
The depicted suit of armour is closely connected to the history of the princely house of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. It was made in the English workshops in Greenwich and was given by the English prince Henry Frederick, the son of King James I, to his cousin Duke Herzog Christian von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel in 1622, who had a portrait made wearing this armour. The armour was also highly valued in later years, and later generations, such as Duke August, also had portraits made wearing this armour. Even 100 years later, in 1766, a portrait of Duke Wilhelm Ferdinand von Braunschweig was made in which the helmet of the suit of armour can be seen. The armour is still existent today and is housed in a private American collection.

Condition: II -
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