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| Keywords: Alexander I of Russia by A.C.Ritt (1790s, priv.coll.).jpg wearing a dark coat and white cravat with the sash of the Order of St Andrew and the badge of the Order of St Alexander-Nevsky silver-gilt frame set with cultured pearls and garnets signed l r Ritt circa 1793 Notes In a list of his work Augustin Ritt recorded that he painted two portraits of Grand Duke Alexander Pavlovich in 1792 and 1793 Galina Komelova see literature linked these cited portraits signed but undated to miniatures in the Russian Museum and ex-Brewster collection respectively Komelova 2004 cat nos 1 2 figs 12 13 the latter sold in these Rooms 14 December 1995 lot 60 She also noted the existence of an untraced third portrait of the Grand Duke by Ritt which was recorded as being in the collection of Graf Karl Lanckoronski-Brzezie in 1898 Leisching see literature The present lot is that miniature All three miniatures show the Grand Duke from the same angle however in the oval-shaped Brewster version more of his buttoned coat is shown Provenance Graf Karl Lanckoronski-Brzezie; Ernst Holzscheiter his sale in these Rooms 28 March 1977 lot 181 Dimensions 5 2 cm ; 2 1/16 in diam Literature Leisching 1898 pp 137/8; Komelova 2004 p 49 http //www invaluable com/auction-lot/augustin-ritt- -1765-1799-portrait-of-grand-duke-117-c-sts84zjqs2 1790-ะต creator Augustin Christian Ritt Augustin Christian Ritt 1790s portrait miniatures of Russia Files uploaded by Shakko from various sources Alexander I of Russia in portrait miniatures Alexander I as Grand Duke PD-old-100 Private collections of Russian art | ||||
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