Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Philippsthal (1682-1770)? c.1720-30
Oil on canvas | 127.9 x 102.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404689
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The sitter wears two Danish orders, the Order of the Elephant and the Dannebrog. There is a crown on the pedestal next to him, which appears to be resting on a cushion and sitting in a sort of ermine case. The sitter is possibly Charles I of Hesse-Philippsthal (1682-1770) who joined the Danish Army and distinguished himself in the Battle of Helsingborg of 1710; five years later he participated in the siege of Stralsund. He was awarded the Order of the Elephant in 1731. The pendant portrait, RCIN 404685, presumably depicts his wife, Princess Caroline Christine of Saxe-Eisenach (1699-1743). Alternatively the sitters could be Frederick IV of Denmark 1671-1730 (404689) and his Queen, Anne Sophie Reventlow 1673-1743 (404685)
Three-quarter-length, standing, facing one quarter to the left, resting his left hand on his hip and holding a baton in his right; he wears a suit of armour over which is a crimson velvet cloak; on the pedestal on the left rests a crown.Provenance
Acquired by George IV; recorded in store at Carlton House in 1816 (no 318) and 1819 (no 269)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
127.9 x 102.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
172.4 x 147.5 x 14.7 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Johann Adolphus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels (1685-1746), previously identified as