Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller
Tietoa ostamisesta
Lisätietoja ja kuntoraportit
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France in creolian hat
Signed AW and dated 1789. Panel, oval 16 x 13 cm.
Täydennyslista
Signerad 1784.
Alkuperä - Provenienssi
In the artist's possession at his death, thereafter inherited by his wife Elisabeth, born Henderson, (died
19th January 1912): Houseauction J Dorsey Philadelphia, USA, 65 South Front Street "Schedule of Property late of Adolphus Ulrik Wertmüller to be sold at auction on Monday 18th May 1812 at 10 o'clock Philadelphia", under Paintings, "His possessions and own Collection", nr 20, "Queen of France, Small oval from person".
Possibly J Francis Fisher, USA, 1851.
John Edvard Heaton, USA
Bukowskis Konsthandel, Stockholm.
Earlier in Martin Aronowitschs collection, Stockholm.
inherited by his daughter E Lundwall, Stockholm.
Nordén Auktioner, Stockholm, 12th Dec 1996, catalogue no 19.
Näyttelyt
Probably New York, No 1 Murray Street, Brodway park, "Paintings by Wertmüller", 1815, no 2, "Maria Antoinette, Queen of France".
Possibly Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 28th Annual Exhibition, 1851, no. 440 'A U. Wertmüller. Portrait of a Lady, on miniature' (on loan by J. Francis Fisher) Copenhagen, Charlottenborg, Udstillningen af Svensk Kunst fra det 18. Aarhundrete, Sep - Oct. 1921, p. 56, no 284 (on loan by Bank Manager M. Aronowitch)
Stockholm, Nationalmuseum, Frankrike genom konstnärsögon, 9th May - 2th June, 1941, no 241, figure 2, called "Marie-Antoinette i svensk dräkt "(on loan by Bank Manager M. Aronowitch)
Kirjallisuus
Axel Gauffin (ed.), Svensk sjuttonhundratalskonst", 1923, illustrated p. 38.
Muut tiedot
This painting was completed in 1784, it is the prototype of Wertmüller’s well-known image of Marie Antoinette at Versailles from 1788. There are several versions of varying sizes made between 1788 and 1793. The Queen is depicted in a brown hunting costume with blue and yellow stripes and a Creole hat decorated with roses. The portrait is the only known image of Marie-Antoinette wearing this kind of headdress which had its origins in the French Caribbean.