Maurice, Count of Saxony (1696-1750), called Marshal Saxe, traditionally identified as c.1745-65
Oil on canvas | 54.2 x 43.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 406875
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Morier was a Swiss military and sporting painter who started working for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65) in 1747, when he painted a series of pictures of troops under his command. From 1752 until 1764 he was employed as ‘limner’ (painter) to the Duke on an annual salary of £100; his name also appears regularly in royal accounts from 1764 to 1767. The sitter here is mounted on a roan charger, holding a baton, wearing a blue coat over a cuirass with a tricorne hat and the ribbon and star of the Order of St Esprit; in the background on the left is a town with a church.
Provenance
Acquired by George IV in 1812; listed in the Armory at Carlton House in 1816 (no 467) and 1819 (no 520)
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
54.2 x 43.6 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
65.2 x 54.7 x 4.5 cm (frame, external)
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Other number(s)
OM add-Morier