STANISŁAW Augustus (1732 - 1798), king of Poland.

STANISŁAW August (1732 - 1798), king of Poland.

Portrait carved in etching. Signed Joh.[ann] Es[aias] Nilson Inv[enit] Sculps. et Excud. A[ugustae] V[indelicirum]. Before 1789. Board dimensions: 22 x 17 cm.
Graphic after conservation. Very good condition. A 3/4 figure in an oval cartouche frame with the inscription "Dignissimo" at the bottom. Below, allegorical figure of Polonia with laurel wreath and five putti. two of which are holding regalia, crowning cartouche with a five-field shield of arms with an eagle, Lithuanian chase and Ciołek in the middle Under the composition, the inscription: "Stanislaus Augustus D.G. Rex Poloniae et Lith. M.D. ...". Lith. catalog of portraits, no. 5039. 9277/40