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Augustus the Strong Elector of Saxony and King of Poland

MEISSEN PORCELAIN FACTORY, Meissen (manufacturer), Johann Joachim KRETZSCHMAR (modeller)
Augustus the Strong Elector of Saxony and King of Poland
 (1714-1725)

Medium
porcelain (hard-paste)

Measurements
10.9 × 7.3 × 6.3 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Everard Studley Miller Bequest, 1975

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
Meissen, Germany

Accession Number
D143-1975

Department
International Decorative Arts

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited

Physical description
Augustus the Strong, King of Poland, white, dressed as a Roman Emperor, stands on square plinth.

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