Maximilian III Joseph Duke of Bavaria by Sysang 1750
Antique c.1750 Copper Engraving.
Portrait of Maximilian III Joseph [1727-1777], copper engraving by Johann Christoph Sysang, signed in plate "Sysang sc." undated, circa 1750. Engraved inscription, "Carl Maximilian Joseph Chur-Furst in Bayern." Maximilian is represented in armor, and with knightly order of the Golden Fleece.
We were able to locate a different version of this portrait engraved by Sysang. It is located at the Library of Trier, [Port #2686].
Johann Christoph Sysang [1703-1757] was trained in the workshop of Martin Bernigeroth. He was active in Halle, Dresden, Prague and Leipzig.Several engravings by Sysang are present in the museum collections [British Museum owns 55 of his engravings; the portrait of the father of Maximilian III is among them.]
Reference:
Bryan's Dictionary, 1865, 782.
Thieme-Becker, XXXII, 367-68.
Maximilian III Joseph, Duke of Bavaria [Karl Johann Leopold Ferdinand Nepomuk Alexander von Bayern]; (28 March 1727 - 30 December 1777) was Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777. Born in Munich, Maximilian was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I. Upon his father's death in January 1745, he inherited a country in the process of being invaded by Austrian armies (see War of the Austrian Succession). The 18-year-old Maximilian Joseph wavered between the Peace-party, led by his mother Maria Amalia of Austria and Army Commander Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff and the War-party, led by Foreign Minister General Ignaz Count of Toerring and the French envoy Chavigny.
After the decisive defeat in the Battle of Pfaffenhofen on 15 April Maximilian Joseph quickly abandoned his father's imperial pretenses and made peace with Maria Theresa in the Treaty of Fuessen, in which he agreed to support her husband, Grand Duke Francis Stephen of Tuscany, in the upcoming imperial election. During the Seven Years' War Bavarian forces then fought on Habsburg's side. Maximilian Joseph's sister Maria Josepha of Bavaria was married in 1765 with Maria Theresa's son, Emperor Joseph II.
Maximilian Joseph was a progressive and enlightened ruler who did much to improve the development of his country. The elector encouraged agriculture, industries and the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the country and abolished the Jesuit censorship of the press. In 1747 the porcelain factory at Nymphenburg was established, while the Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis was written in 1756. Munich's first academic institution, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1759 by Maximilian III. During the severe famine in 1770 Maximilian sold crown jewels to pay corn shipments. In this year he also issued his edict against the extravagant pomposity of the Church which contributed to the end of the era of Bavarian rococo. He also forbade the Oberammergau Passion Play. In 1771 the elector regulated the general school attendance.
About the A.L. Collection:
We acquired the "A.L." collection of engravings in London. It contains over one hundred engravings created by leading German engravers of the eighteenth century. The anonymous collector "A.L." cut several of these engravings to design and paste on a larger laid paper. In 1762, A.L. bound his collection into one volume and provided the title in German, "Sammlung von Bildnuessen hoher Potentaten vornehmer Herren beruehmter Gelehrten und anderer verdienten Maenner. Gesammelt von A.L., 1762." ['Collection of Pictures of High Potentates, Gentlemen, Famous Scholars and Other Distinguished Men, collected by A.L. 1762.']
Most of the engravings in A.L. collection have a handwritten catalog number at the upper right corner. We provide this number in our item description as the reference number of the A.L. Collection. The fact that this collection was bound in 1762 provides additional warranty that the engravings are authentic and created prior to 1762.
Certification of Authenticity will be included upon buyers request.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------- $16.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) - $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: cut to design, 3.3/4" x c.6" [94mm x 153mm], paste on larger laid paper, 5.3/4" x 7.1/2" [146mm x 190mm]; A.L. handwritten number "20" at the upper right corner. A little aging, very good condition.
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Antique c.1750 Copper Engraving.
Portrait of Maximilian III Joseph [1727-1777], copper engraving by Johann Christoph Sysang, signed in plate "Sysang sc." undated, circa 1750. Engraved inscription, "Carl Maximilian Joseph Chur-Furst in Bayern." Maximilian is represented in armor, and with knightly order of the Golden Fleece.
We were able to locate a different version of this portrait engraved by Sysang. It is located at the Library of Trier, [Port #2686].
Johann Christoph Sysang [1703-1757] was trained in the workshop of Martin Bernigeroth. He was active in Halle, Dresden, Prague and Leipzig.Several engravings by Sysang are present in the museum collections [British Museum owns 55 of his engravings; the portrait of the father of Maximilian III is among them.]
Reference:
Bryan's Dictionary, 1865, 782.
Thieme-Becker, XXXII, 367-68.
Maximilian III Joseph, Duke of Bavaria [Karl Johann Leopold Ferdinand Nepomuk Alexander von Bayern]; (28 March 1727 - 30 December 1777) was Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777. Born in Munich, Maximilian was the eldest son of Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII and his wife, Maria Amalia of Austria, daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I. Upon his father's death in January 1745, he inherited a country in the process of being invaded by Austrian armies (see War of the Austrian Succession). The 18-year-old Maximilian Joseph wavered between the Peace-party, led by his mother Maria Amalia of Austria and Army Commander Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff and the War-party, led by Foreign Minister General Ignaz Count of Toerring and the French envoy Chavigny.
After the decisive defeat in the Battle of Pfaffenhofen on 15 April Maximilian Joseph quickly abandoned his father's imperial pretenses and made peace with Maria Theresa in the Treaty of Fuessen, in which he agreed to support her husband, Grand Duke Francis Stephen of Tuscany, in the upcoming imperial election. During the Seven Years' War Bavarian forces then fought on Habsburg's side. Maximilian Joseph's sister Maria Josepha of Bavaria was married in 1765 with Maria Theresa's son, Emperor Joseph II.
Maximilian Joseph was a progressive and enlightened ruler who did much to improve the development of his country. The elector encouraged agriculture, industries and the exploitation of the mineral wealth of the country and abolished the Jesuit censorship of the press. In 1747 the porcelain factory at Nymphenburg was established, while the Codex Maximilianeus bavaricus civilis was written in 1756. Munich's first academic institution, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, was founded in 1759 by Maximilian III. During the severe famine in 1770 Maximilian sold crown jewels to pay corn shipments. In this year he also issued his edict against the extravagant pomposity of the Church which contributed to the end of the era of Bavarian rococo. He also forbade the Oberammergau Passion Play. In 1771 the elector regulated the general school attendance.
About the A.L. Collection:
We acquired the "A.L." collection of engravings in London. It contains over one hundred engravings created by leading German engravers of the eighteenth century. The anonymous collector "A.L." cut several of these engravings to design and paste on a larger laid paper. In 1762, A.L. bound his collection into one volume and provided the title in German, "Sammlung von Bildnuessen hoher Potentaten vornehmer Herren beruehmter Gelehrten und anderer verdienten Maenner. Gesammelt von A.L., 1762." ['Collection of Pictures of High Potentates, Gentlemen, Famous Scholars and Other Distinguished Men, collected by A.L. 1762.']
Most of the engravings in A.L. collection have a handwritten catalog number at the upper right corner. We provide this number in our item description as the reference number of the A.L. Collection. The fact that this collection was bound in 1762 provides additional warranty that the engravings are authentic and created prior to 1762.
Certification of Authenticity will be included upon buyers request.
Artwork will be mailed unframed.
US: Priority (c 2-4 days) ------- $16.50
Canada: Priority (c. 2-6 weeks) - $27.50
World: Priority (c.2-8 weeks) --- $37.50
Condition Report: cut to design, 3.3/4" x c.6" [94mm x 153mm], paste on larger laid paper, 5.3/4" x 7.1/2" [146mm x 190mm]; A.L. handwritten number "20" at the upper right corner. A little aging, very good condition.
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