Circle of Angelika Kauffmann Portrait of Colonel Claes Piper (1770-1850), wearing Livdrabantkarens (Life Guards) uniform in a painted feigned oval, oil on canvas, unframed h:76 w:64 cm Count Claes Piper was the eldest son of Carl Gustaf Piper (1737-1803) and owner of the Scanian estates - Christinehof, Andarum, Torup, Hogestad, Baldringe and Krageholm. The highlight of his military career was being awarded the title of one of the kingdom men, a rank issued by King Gustav III after the 1772 coup. This portrait is after the original from 1800, which depicts the then 30 year old Piper in the 1794 model of the Livdrabantkarens uniform, with the white mitre box on the left arm, which was in use until 1809. ,200 Oil on canvas, lined. Paint layer in a good, stable condition. Varnish is glossy and even.
Circle of Angelika Kauffmann Portrait of Colonel Claes Piper (1770-1850), wearing Livdrabantkarens (Life Guards) uniform in a painted feigned oval, oil on canvas, unframed h:76 w:64 cm Count Claes Piper was the eldest son of Carl Gustaf Piper (1737-1803) and owner of the Scanian estates - Christinehof, Andarum, Torup, Hogestad, Baldringe and Krageholm. The highlight of his military career was being awarded the title of one of the kingdom men, a rank issued by King Gustav III after the 1772 coup. This portrait is after the original from 1800, which depicts the then 30 year old Piper in the 1794 model of the Livdrabantkarens uniform, with the white mitre box on the left arm, which was in use until 1809. ,200 Oil on canvas, lined. Paint layer in a good, stable condition. Varnish is glossy and even.
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