Lot 227: VIGILIUS ERICHSEN (COPENHAGEN 1722-1782)

VIGILIUS ERICHSEN (COPENHAGEN 1722-1782) PORTRAIT OF GRAND DUKE PAUL PETROVICH, LATER EMPEROR PAUL I OF RUSSIA (1754-1801), HALF-LENGTH, EN DEUIL, IN A PINK COAT, WEARING THE BLUE SASH AND STAR OF THE ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW THE FIRST-CALLED, AND THE CROSS OF THE ORDER OF SAINT ANNE OIL ON COPPER, IN A SCULPTED OVAL 9¼ X 8¼ IN. (23.5 X 21 CM.) IN A NEOCLASSICAL GILT BRONZE FRAME, CAST WITH BEADS AND STIFF LEAVES

WITH PIETRO SCARPA, VENICE, FROM WHOM ACQUIRED BY THE FATHER OF THE PRESENT OWNER IN THE 1970S.