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The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a man's body, centered within an ornate border. He is seated facing slightly to his left but looks directly at the viewer. He has a prominent mustache and beard with medium-length wavy hair. His facial expression is neutral, and his eyes are wide open. The man is dressed in a richly decorated dark garment, featuring a high lace collar and a sash across his shoulder. His attire is elaborately patterned with floral designs and ornate buttons. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with some stippling, giving it a textured appearance, and there is a rectangular border surrounding the rounded portrait. Below the image, there is a text caption with Latin inscriptions describing the man's title and name.
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The image is a portrait showing the upper half of a man's body, centered within an ornate border. He is seated facing slightly to his left but looks directly at the viewer. He has a prominent mustache and beard with medium-length wavy hair. His facial expression is neutral, and his eyes are wide open. The man is dressed in a richly decorated dark garment, featuring a high lace collar and a sash across his shoulder. His attire is elaborately patterned with floral designs and ornate buttons. There are no visible pieces of jewelry or objects. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with some stippling, giving it a textured appearance, and there is a rectangular border surrounding the rounded portrait. Below the image, there is a text caption with Latin inscriptions describing the man's title and name.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Augustus, Duke of Brunswick

Unknown Artist

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 14 × 10.5 cm (5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.66
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37704. 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.