Portret van August van Leuchtenberg

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

**Portret van August vanuchtenberg** is a delicate etching by Johann Nepomuk Mel, a 19th-century German engr known for his precise portrait work. Created sometime between 1815 and1870, this small-scale print (165mm × 152mm) captures the of August, Duke of Leuchtenberg—a Swedish-French nobleman and member of Napoleon's extended family. As a grandson of Empress Joséphine, August embodied the grandeur of post-Napoleonic European aristocracy, blending Swedish royalty with French imperial legacy during a time of political upheaval and restoration. Etching, Muxel's chosen medium, allowed for intric...

About the Artist

Johann Nepomuk Muxel · 1790–1870

Johann Nepomuk Muxel (1790-1870) was a German painter and etcher who devoted much of his career to documenting the celebrated art collection of Eugene de Beauharnais, Duke of Leuchtenberg, through meticulous reproductive prints. Born on April 20, 1790, in Munich and dying on May 17, 1870, also in Munich, Muxel's eighty-year life spanned a crucial period in European art history when reproductive pr...