Heinrich Rappost the Elder
Double Portrait of Elector Augustus of Saxony and his wife, Anna of Denmark

CultureGerman
Titles
  • Double Portrait of Elector Augustus of Saxony and his wife, Anna of Denmark
  • Double Portrait of Augustus and Anna, Elector and Electress of Saxony
Date1585
PlaceBerlin, Germany
MediumWax on slate, set with stones and pearls, coat of arms painted on vellum, in a copper fire-gilt and engraved case
DimensionsOverall: 13/16 × 3 15/16 in. diameter (2 × 10 cm diameter)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.2019.1
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
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Object Type
ProvenanceCollection Dinfeldex, Berlin, 1920–1960; Rolf Richter, Fulda, 1960–2016; [Kunstkammer Georg Laue, Munich];
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Insc: By God's Grace Augustus, Duke and Elector of Saxony and by God's Grace Anna, née Queen of Denmark: CHVRF

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