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

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

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Henry H. Arnhold, 2018

Accession Number

2019.139.3

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