Portrait of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony, King of Poland, and Grand Duke of Lithuania

Georg Friedrich Dinglinger

after ca. 1712–20 · Enamel on copper; silver partially gilt frame set with diamonds, emeralds, and fresh-water-pearls · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The enameller Georg Friedrich Dinglinger (1666–1720), the creator of the present portrait, and Georg Christoph Dinglinger (1668–1728), who specialized in cutting and setting jewels, were brothers of the famous court goldsmith, Johann Melchior Dinglinger (1664–). The latter was one of Europe's greatest goldsmiths, whose major works for the elector of Saxony, Augustus the Strong, survived in the Grünes Gewölbe (the "Green Vaults"), Dresden. Dinglinger was the last goldsmith to work on the grand scale of Benvenuto Cellini and Wenzel Jamnitzer.

Artist

Georg Friedrich Dinglinger

Date

after ca. 1712–20

Medium

Enamel on copper; silver partially gilt frame set with diamonds, emeralds, and fresh-water-pearls

Culture

German, Dresden

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Bequest of Henry H. Arnhold, 2018