Friedrich Christian, keurprins van Saksen, prins van Polen
1751
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
113; 8; 144
About this artwork
signature and date: ‘Peint par Godefr. Boy. Peintre du Roy 1751’
Art Historical Context
This striking oil-on-canvas portrait from 1751 depicts Friedrich Christian, the Crown Prince (keurprins) of Saxony and Prince of Poland, painted by the esteemed court artist Gottfried Boy. Signed and dated "Peint par Godefr. Boy. Peintre du Roy 1751," it proudly announces Boy's role as Painter to the King—likely referring to Friedrich Christian's father, Augustus III, the Saxon elector and Polish monarch from the Wettin dynasty. Measuring an imposing 144 x 113 cm, the canvas captures the prince in regal attire, embodying the grandeur of 18th-century European nobility. Created during the heigh...
About the Artist
Gottfried Boy · 1701–1755
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