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Portrait of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Lithuania

Enameler Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dinglinger German
after ca. 1712–20
Not on view
The enameller Georg Friedrich Dinglinger (1666–1720), the creator of the present portrait, and Georg Christoph Dinglinger (1668–1728), who specialized in cutting and setting jewels, were brothers of the famous court goldsmith, Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–). The latter was one of Europe's greatest goldsmiths, whose major works for the elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, survived in the Grünes Gewölbe (the "Green Vaults"), Dresden. Dinglinger was the last goldsmith to work on the grand scale of Benvenuto Cellini and Wenzel Jamnitzer.

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Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Lithuania
  • Enameler: Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dinglinger (German, 1666–1720)
  • Date: after ca. 1712–20
  • Culture: German, Dresden
  • Medium: Enamel on copper; silver partially gilt frame set with diamonds, emeralds, and fresh-water-pearls
  • Dimensions: enamel plaquette: 11 1/4 × 9 3/16 in. (28.6 × 23.4 cm)
    Framed (confirmed, ht. with bail ring raised): 14 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (36.8 × 27 cm)
  • Classification: Enamels
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Henry H. Arnhold, 2018
  • Object Number: 2019.139.3
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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