Mattheus Verheyden

Estimate

10,000 - 15,000 GBP

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Description

Mattheus Verheyden
Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst zu Schaumburg-Lippe (1724-1777), three-quarter length, in red and blue frockcoat with silver embroidery
signed and dated lower right: M. Verheyden. Fecit./ 1763.
oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

William, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe, is an important military figure in German history. He was a commander of some repute who developed a reputation as a particularly fine military theorist and defensive tactician. He fought throughout the Seven Years' War, and in 1762 led allied troops in Portugal against the Spanish invasion. He is commemorated in a bust in the Walhalla Temple in Bavaria, the 'hall of fame' of important figures in Germany's history.