A portrait miniature of Ferdinand VII of Spain - image-1
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Lot 255 D‡α

A portrait miniature of Ferdinand VII of Spain

Auction 1107 - overview Cologne
14.05.2018, 17:00 - Jewellery
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €
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A portrait miniature of Ferdinand VII of Spain

Gouache on ivory portrait of the King in a red uniform with a white jabot. In a gilt metal frame. Examined in the frame. 4.3 x 3.1 cm (incl. frame).
Spanish School, ca. 1800.

Ferdinand VII (1784 San Ildefonso - 1833 Madrid) became King of Spain for just a few weeks in 1808 following his father's abdication, before Napoleon pressured him into returning the crown. Napoleon finally appointed Ferdinand as King of Spain permanently in 1814. His rule was characterised by Absolutist tendencies.

Provenance

Former collection of Umberto II, King of Italy, sold by Sotheby's, Geneva on 12.11.1984; purchased in 1985 from Albrecht Neuhaus art dealers, Würzburg; subsequently in the collection of Dr. Günther Bartels, Göttingen