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THB18th C. European Painting of Catherine the Great
Lot 178
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18th C. European after Johann Baptist I von Lampi (Austrian-Italian, 1751- 1830). Oil on canvas portrait of Catherine the Great, ca. 1790s. A striking oval portrait of Empress Catherine II - best known as Catherine the Great (1729-1796) of Russia. In this portrait she is depicted as a mature woman wearing a grand necklace of Saint Andrew. According to Fabian de Montjoye, at least three other similar versions are known. One was given to General Alexandre Yermolov (1754-1834) who was Catherine the Great's lover from 1785-1786 and is owned by the Champeaux family. Another was given to French miniaturist Ferdinand de Meys (active 1780-1805) and is with M. Fautrat in Senlis. Lampi was an esteemed portraitist of aristocrats, and it has been said that Lampi was to Vienna what Largilliere (1656-1746) was to Paris. Catherine the Great reigned as Empress of Russia after her husband Peter III (1728-1762) was deposed following a conspiracy, and her reign is generally viewed as the pinnacle of Russian nobility. A striking portrait of the legendary Catherine the Great set in a lovely gold-tone wooden frame. Size of painting: 24.5" L x 18.875" W (62.2 cm x 47.9 cm) Size of frame: 19.875" L x 24.25" W (50.5 cm x 61.6 cm)
In this bust-length portrait, Catherine the Great looks out with a steadfast gaze, her radiant visage comprised of a powdered complexion, rouged cheeks, rose red pursed lips, a double chin signifying her wealth and elite status, and engaging blue eyes, all crowned by an elaborate beaded hair ornament adorning her updo with long banana curls gracing her shoulders. She wears luxurious vestments decorated with finely tatted lace and a lustrous necklace of Saint Andrew. The gold tone frame, though not original to the painting, is still of considerable age and complements the portrait beautifully.
Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder was an Austrian-Italian artist who specialized in history paintings and portraits. Upon receiving an enticing offer from the Tsar, he settled in the Russian Empire after the final partition of Poland. Born at Romeno in Tyrol, he was the son of the artist Matteo (Mattia) Lampi, who painted frescoes in Romeno. Johanne Baptist Lampi the Elder studied under his father in Verona and then Salzburg. In 1773, he relocated to Trento where he honed his skills painting portraits and miniatures. He then travelled to Innsbruck followed by Vienna, where Emperor Joseph II honored him with a professorship at the Vienna Academy in 1786. In addition, the court of King Stanislaw II Augustus invited Johann Baptist I von Lampi to Warsaw the same year, where he worked until the military partitions of Poland were complete. He then moved to St. Petersburg in 1791 where the Czar knighted him. Johann Baptist Lampi the Elder was very successful in Russia and earned a fortune painting portraits of aristocrats including Empress Catherine II and Empress Maria Fedorovna. In 1797, he returned to Vienna and became an honorary citizen in 1799. Both of his sons - Johann Baptist the Younger and Franciszek Ksawery Lampi - were accomplished artists as well.
See Jean-Baptiste Lampi's portrait of Catherine the Great at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, ca. 1780s (accession number GG_7131).
Provenance: private Naples, Florida, USA collection; acquired from Fabian de Montjoye, Paris, France in 2005
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#168910The canvas was cut from a larger painting into an oval shape and reattached to an oval stretcher. The painting is in overall good condition despite this, and there are no visible restorations. There is a patch on the verso indicative of an old repair that is difficult to discern. Nice craquelure throughout and normal wear commensurate with age. Frame has a repair at upper left, a few age cracks, and scuffs/chips to surface as shown. It is wired for suspension.Condition
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