Hermann August Tunica - photo 1

Hermann August Tunica

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€ 8 500
Auction dateClassic
09.09.2023 10:30UTC +02:00
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Kunstauktionshaus Schloss Ahlden GmbH
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Germany, Ahlden(Aller)
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ID 1005342
Lot 1845 | Hermann August Tunica
Hermann August Tunica
Hermann August Tunica (1826 Braunschweig - 1907 ebenda)
Bildnis des Herzogs Wilhelm von Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Oels zu Pferde
Repräsentatives Reiterbildnis des seit 1830 regierenden Fürsten (1806 -1884) in Kürassieruniform während eines Manövers, im Hintergrund Offiziere und eine Kavallerie-Einheit. Frühes Werk Tunicas, der seine künstlerische Ausbildung u. a. in Brüssel und Paris absolvierte, wo er die Schlachtenbilder von Horace Vernet studierte. Tunica schuf Porträts und Historienbilder, außer dem Herzog ließ sich auch König Georg V. von Hannover von ihm malen. 1849-1855 schuf er im Auftrag der Welfen mehrere vergleichbare, teilw. historische Fürstenbildnisse. Öl/Papier, auf Karton kaschiert. L. u. sign. u. dat. (18)52. 67,5 cm x 52 cm. Rahmen.
Herzog Wilhelm absolvierte als Prinz und Regent auch eine militärische Laufbahn. 1843 wurde Herzog Wilhelm als Generalmajor Chef des Magdeburgischen Husaren-Regiments Nr. 10, wenig später Generalleutnant. 1844 war er General der Kavallerie, seit 1848 Königlich Hannoverscher Feldmarschall. Wilhelm war zugleich Inhaber des Hannoverschen Garde-Kürassier-Regiments und des Böhmischen Dragoner-Regiments Nr. 7.
Oil on paper, laid down on cardboard. Signed and dated (18)52.
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