File:Silvestre Augustus III in Polish costume.jpg

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Summary

Louis de Silvestre: King August III in Polish costume by Louis de Silvestre

Artist



Description	French painter, portraitist and designer
Date of birth/death	23 June 1675	11 April 1760
Location of birth/death	Sceaux, France	Paris
Work location	since 1716 court painter in Dresden and Warsaw
Authority file	: Q729087 VIAF: 37208 ISNI: 0000000066426355 ULAN: 500025719 LCCN: nr91031225 WGA: s/silvest/louis WorldCat

Title

Portrait of King Augustus III in Polish costume.

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Depicted people

Augustus III of Poland

Date

circa 1737

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 247.5 cm (97.4 in); width: 168 cm (66.1 in)

Collection

Palace Museum in Wilanów

	Native name	Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie
	Location	Warsaw
	Coordinates	52° 09′ 54.6″ N, 21° 05′ 25.11″ E
	Established	1995
	Website	www.wilanow-palac.art.pl
	Authority file	: Q277333 VIAF: 157605438 ISNI: 0000000121935014 ULAN: 500312769 LCCN: nr98002560 GND: 10146097-1 WorldCat

Accession number

Wil.1153

Notes

The king was portraited in white żupan and with an Order of the White Eagle.

References

ed. Krzysztof Pomian (2012). Wywyższeni : od faraona do Lady Gagi. Muzeum Narodowe w Warszawie. ISBN 97-88371009-62-4, cat. no. 334

Source/Photographer

kultura.wp.pl

Licensing

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:35, 12 June 2013	478 × 709 (311 KB)	BurgererSF	Colours, sharpness
	19:12, 5 February 2010	478 × 709 (397 KB)	BurgererSF	Quality
	15:24, 21 April 2009	438 × 662 (43 KB)	Calliopejen1	slightly larger?
	11:20, 24 February 2006	396 × 598 (53 KB)	Mathiasrex	August III King of Poland from English WIki