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Carl Joseph Begas 1794-1854

His family (originally “Begasse”) came from Belgium, in the region near Verviers and Liège. He was the third child of Franz Anton Begasse (1764–1842), a judge, and his wife, Susanne née Hoffstadt. In 1802, they moved to Cologne, where he received his first artistic training from the miniaturist, Franz Katz [de]. Later, he studied at the Lyceum in Bonn with Clemens August Philippart (1751–1825). In 1813, he went to Paris, where he became a student of Antoine-Jean Gros. While there, shortly after the Battle of Paris, his talent was noticed by King Friedrich Wilhelm III, who bought one of his works and became his patron. He remained in Paris until 1821. His first works dealt exclusively with Christian themes.
Artist: Weger
Date:
Size 12 x 16 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2198

Lucas Cranach 1472-1553 painter

Lucas Cranach the Elder was a German Renaissance painter and printmaker in woodcut and engraving. He was court painter to the Electors of Saxony for most of his career, and is known for his portraits
Size 12 x 17 cms
Price £28.00

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Johann Boemus 1485-1535 canon of Ulm Cathedral,

Johann Boemus was a German humanist, canon of Ulm Cathedral, traveller, and Hebraist. He was compiler and author of the first ethnographic compendium of the Early Modern period in Europe. His Omnium Gentium Mores, Leges et Ritus was published in 1520.
Size 15 x 25 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:2420

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria 1662-1726

Maximilian II also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last governor of the Spanish Netherlands and Duke of Luxembourg. An able soldier, his ambition led to conflicts that limited his ultimate dynastic achievements.
He was born in Munich to Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria and Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy (d.1676). His maternal grandparents were Victor Amadeus I of Savoy and Christine of France, daughter of King Henry IV of France.
Artist: Priuilegio
Date:1662
Size 13.5 x 20 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1648

Paul von Rusdorf c. 1385 – 1441

Paul von Rusdorf was the 29th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1422 to 1441. The Treaty of Melno was one of von Rusdorf’s first acts; it brought stability to the Order and its relations, but fighting resumed in 1431 with the Polish-Teutonic War. Johannes von Baysen was one of his ambassadors
Artist:
Date:1436
Size 15 x 25 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1576

Baron von Kray. General Fieldmarshall 1735-1804

Subject nationality: German
Subject gender: Male
Artist: J.A.Kappeller
Date:1800
Size 11 x 14 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:1660

Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 1655-1720

Eleonore was born in Düsseldorf, Holy Roman Empire, on the night of 6 January 1655. She was the oldest of 17 children born from Philip William, Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich-Berg and his second wife, Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. On her father’s side her grandparents were Wolfgang Wilhelm, Count Palatine of Neuburg and his first wife, Magdalene of Bavaria. On her mother’s side, her grandparents were George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt and Sophia Eleonore of Saxony.
Size 9 x 15 cms
Price £14.00

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Albert I of Habsburg (Albrecht I) 1255-1308

Albert I of Habsburg, the eldest son of King Rudolf I of Germany and his first wife Gertrude of Hohenberg, was a Duke of Austria and Styria from 1282 and King of Germany from 1298 until his assassination.
Artist: J.Blaschke
Date:
Size 8 x 14.5 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2308

Karl Philipp von Wrede 1767-1838

Karl Philipp Josef, Prince von Wrede was a Bavarian field marshal. He was an ally of Napoleonic France until he negotiated the Treaty of Ried with Austria in 1813. Thereafter Bavaria joined the coalition.
Size 17 x 26 cms
Price £28.00

Ref:123

Markgraf Wilhelm von Baden 1593-1677

Wilhelm von Baden-Baden was born 30 July 1593 in Baden, Germany to Eduard Fortunat von Baden-Baden (1565-1600) and Marie van Eicken (c1570-1636) and died 22 May 1677 in Baden,
Size 10 x 11.5 cms
Price £14.00

Ref:2379