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Elector Maximilian III. Joseph von Bayern (1727-1777)
Lost Art-ID
577854
Artist / Creator
Boos, Roman Anton
Birth
1730.12.31 / 1733.02.28, Bischofswang
Death
1810.12.19, München
Place of activity
München
Artist / Creator
Messerschmidt, Franz Xaver (frühere Zuschreibung)
Birth
1736.02.06, Wiesensteig
Death
1783.08.19 / 1783.08.21?, Preßburg
Place of activity
Wien; München; Rom; Preßburg
Title
Elector Maximilian III. Joseph von Bayern (1727-1777)
Dating
1777 (um)
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Lead) ; Wood / gilded
Height
43.00 cm
Width
29.00 cm
Depth
22.00 cm
Inventory number
Pl.O. 2800
Description
Round plastic bust with close at shoulder level, ovate at the bottom. The Elector wears a wide ribbon, at it the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece. The bust is mounted on a transversely rectangular, upwardly concave socket. Gilding on the raised areas - especially nose bridge, eyebrows and folds of the ribbon - heavily rubbed off. Numerous nicks and scratches, especially in the face. Wooden base with remains of gilding and red primer. Now attached to a new wooden stake with two metal screws, which rests on the formerly gilded wooden base.
Provenance
1941 Hermann Lockner, Würzburg, to GNM
Published since
Contact
Germanisches Nationalmuseum
Nürnberg
Kornmarkt 1
90402 Nürnberg
Germany
Phone
(0911) 13310
Fax
(0911) 1331200
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