Cornelius Høyer, after C. G. Pilo (b. Hellebæk 1741, d. Tikøb 1804)
Purchased by The Museum of National History at Frederiksborg Castle in February 2014.
A pair of miniature portraits of Count A. G. Moltke (1710–1792) and his second wife Sophie Hedvig, née Raben (1732–1802). The couple was married 1760. C. 1761–1762. Unsigned. Oil on ivory. 7.5×6.0 cm. Framed in a black leather case.
Torben Holck Colding, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Miniatures of Cornelius Høyer no. 15 and 16.
Literature: Torben Holck Colding in “Kunstmuseets Aarsskrift XXXV-XXXVI”, 1949, p. 44–46, reproduced in colours fig. 6.
Torben Holck Colding, “Aspects of Miniature Painting”, 1953, p. 150.
Torben Holck Colding, “Cornelius Høyer 1741–1804”, 1961, mentioned p. 31 and p. 245, reproduced fig. 12 and 13. C. G. Pilo's portraits reproduced between p. 24 and 25, now at Det Nationalhistoriske Museum at Frederiksborg.
Please see our catalogue for more information about the relationship between the King and A. G. Moltke.
Provenance: Nørager manor house owned by the Moltke family. Head of Department, Mrs. Castenskiold, née countess Moltke (1961). The miniatures are painted after C. G. Pilo's paintings from 1760, earlier at Nørager manor.
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Paintings & drawings, 25 February 2014