King Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840)
German School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
circa 1808 - 1810
Materials
Watercolour on ivory, metal, glass, wood and textile
Measurements
32 mm (Width); 39 mm (Length)
Order this imageCollection
Mount Stewart, County Down
NT 1220870.8
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, King Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840), German School, c.1808-1810. Oval. Head and shoulders portrait of a man turned to the right gazing at the spectator in blue uniform, with red and silver collar, silver epaulettes, the Iron Cross between the cross of the Russian Order of St.George and the star of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle. Hazel eyes, brown hair,side whiskers and small moustache. Sky background. A framed set of nine miniatures of plenipotentiaries present at the Congress of Vienna. Each in individual pierced and engraved gilt metal frame and displayed on a shaped cushion covered in wine coloured velvet. An engraved silver gilt plate indicates their previous descent.
Provenance
These nine miniatures were presented to Count Fersen, Swedish Minister at the Court of Louis 18, and were purchased at a sale in Stockholm by Sir Audley Gosling and given to Lady Edwards of Plas Machynleth. Lady Edwards was the mother-in-law of the Fifth Marquess of Londonderry (biography) and thence by descent until gifted to the National Trust from Lady Mairi Bury (1921-2009) 1976
Credit line
Mount Stewart (The Londonderry Collection)
Marks and inscriptions
These nine miniatures were presented to Count Fersen, Swedish Minister at the Court of Louis 18, and were purchased at a sale in Stockholm by Sir Audley Gosling and given to Lady Edwards of Plas Machynleth.
Makers and roles
German School, artist