Friedrich, 'The Wise', Elector of Saxony (1463-1525)

Friedrich, 'The Wise', Elector of Saxony (1463-1525)

Title

Friedrich, 'The Wise', Elector of Saxony (1463-1525)

[The Royal Collection, revised 2019]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood

[The Royal Collection, revised 2019]

'Head and shoulders, facing half to the right, wearing a fur cloak over a black costume and white chemise, with a large velvet hat. At top right and bottom half, two scrolls with German inscriptions in black paint. Light blue background.'

[The Royal Collection, revised 2019]

Attribution
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder

[The Royal Collection, revised 2019]

Production date
1532

Production date

1532

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 14.5 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 20.4 x 14.5 cm

  • Dimensions including frame: 43.0 x 38.1 x 9.2 cm

  • [The Royal Collection, revised 2019]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia above the sitter's proper right shoulder: serpent with elevated wings and dated '1532'

Owner
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, London
Repository
The Royal Collection, London
Location
London
CDA ID
UK_RCL_RCIN401388
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/UK_RCL_RCIN401388/

Provenance

  • Prince Albert's acquisitions (5) 1840, brought over from Coburg; rough catalogue No.1
  • Osborne House, Catalogue 1876
  • removed to Buckingham Palace, recorded 01.03.1902, 01.01.1911
  • Winsor Castle, room 244, no. 2739, recorded 10.07.1915
  • Winsor Castle, 05.09.1995
    [The Royal Collection, revised 2019]
  • Friedrich, 'The Wise', Elector of Saxony (1463-1525), 1532

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