Painter unknown, mid-18th century
Portrait of Tsar Peter III of Russia (1728–1762), with a long wig and dressed in armor and an ermine cloak, ruled for six months in 1762. Inscribed on the reverse of the canvas: “Karl Peter Ulrich Herzog v. Holstein Gottorp, geb. 1827, Herzog Carl Friedrich v. H. Gottorp u. Anna Petrovnas Sohn. Kaiser Peter III 1762”. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. 81×64 cm.
Provenance: ”The Historical Collection of Four Princesses From the Cavalier House of Glücksburg Castle”. The cultural heritage after the sisters, Her Highness Princess Elisabeth of Ysenburg and Büdingen, née Princess of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (1945–2024), Her Highness Princess Irene of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1946), Her Highness Princess Margaretha of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1948), and Her Highness Princess Sibylla Ursula of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg (b. 1955). Online auction no. 2545 at Bruun Rasmussen Arts Auctioneers in Lyngby, 3 November, 2025.
The canvas is relined. The painting has been roughly cleaned and repaired, incl. retouches in several places. Some peelings (or wear) and crackles.
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Not sold