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Property of a European Private Collector
Lot Closed
September 19, 04:49 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a European Private Collector
MATTHEUS VERHEYDEN
Breda 1700 - 1777 The Hague
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM, COUNT OF SCHAUMBURG-LIPPE (1724-1777), THREE-QUARTER-LENGTH, IN RED AND BLUE FROCKCOAT WITH SILVER EMBROIDERY
signed and dated lower right: M. Verheyden. Fecit./ 1763.
oil on canvas
unframed: 67.3 x 57.1 cm.; 26½ x 22½ in.
framed: 82.7 x 62.2 cm.; 32½ x 22½ in.
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William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, is an important military figure in German history. He was a commander of some repute who gained a reputation as a particularly fine military theorist and defensive tactician. He fought throughout the Seven Years' War, and in 1762 led allied troops into Portugal, countering the Spanish invasion. He is commemorated in a bust in the Walhalla Temple in Bavaria, the 'hall of fame' of important figures in Germany's history.
