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The image shows a man standing in a stately posture, with a composed expression and detailed armor. He is holding a baton. Next to him, there is a figure holding a helmet, wearing a turban. The background features trees and foliage.
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The image shows a man standing in a stately posture, with a composed expression and detailed armor. He is holding a baton. Next to him, there is a figure holding a helmet, wearing a turban. The background features trees and foliage.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Auguste III. Roi de Pologne

Jean-Joseph Balechou after Hyacinthe Rigaud

Date
1750
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 69.2 x 50.8 cm (27 1/4 x 20 in.) sheet: 75.8 x 54.6 cm (29 13/16 x 21 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
2012.59.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Costume
  • Weapons
  • Sword
  • Man
  • Helmet
Provenance

Karle Poter, London (not in Lugt). R. de Perthuis (not in Lugt). (Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2012 by NGA.

Inscription

lower left in plate: Peint par Hyacinthe Rigaud Chr. de l'Ord de S Michel; lower right in plate: Gravé par J. J. Bachalon natif d'Arles et présenté à l'Academie / royale de Peinture et Sculpture pour son agrément a Paris / 1750; lower center in plate: Auguste III. roi de Pologne / Electeur de Saxe / Peint comme Prince Royale et Electoral pendant son sejour à Paris en 1715 par le Chevalier Hyacinthe Rigaud

NGA object ID 158530. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.