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Portrait of Priest Ungricht (Charvatce near Prague) Portrait of Priest Martin Ungricht, previously chaplain in Zlonice and Budenice, had been a priest in the Czech town of Charvatce near Prague since autumn 1773, during which time he received the medal of merit from Emperor Joseph II, which is also proudly emblazoned on his gown in this painting. Ungricht also points confidently to the building plans for the parsonage in the village, the construction of which he initiated and which was completed two years before this painting was painted, in 1778 - the core of the late Baroque building still exists today, five years after this painting was painted, in 1785, Ungricht left Charvatce for a priesthood in Chocno, where he died in 1802, source: Komarek, Pameti Panstvi a Farni Osady Budenicke and website of the National Monument Institute Czech Republic, oil on canvas, on the reverse with detailed annotations in Latin, which translate roughly as: "Portrait of Martin Ungricht, recorded in Charvatce, at the age of 42, Anno 1780", in addition on the reverse lower right undeciphered probably artist's monogram, craquelure, paint defects and stretcher worm-eaten, fold dimensions approx. 90.5 x 64.5 cm.

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Portrait of Priest Ungricht (Charvatce near Prague) Portrait of Priest Martin Ungricht, previously chaplain in Zlonice and Budenice, had been a priest in the Czech town of Charvatce near Prague since autumn 1773, during which time he received the medal of merit from Emperor Joseph II, which is also proudly emblazoned on his gown in this painting. Ungricht also points confidently to the building plans for the parsonage in the village, the construction of which he initiated and which was completed two years before this painting was painted, in 1778 - the core of the late Baroque building still exists today, five years after this painting was painted, in 1785, Ungricht left Charvatce for a priesthood in Chocno, where he died in 1802, source: Komarek, Pameti Panstvi a Farni Osady Budenicke and website of the National Monument Institute Czech Republic, oil on canvas, on the reverse with detailed annotations in Latin, which translate roughly as: "Portrait of Martin Ungricht, recorded in Charvatce, at the age of 42, Anno 1780", in addition on the reverse lower right undeciphered probably artist's monogram, craquelure, paint defects and stretcher worm-eaten, fold dimensions approx. 90.5 x 64.5 cm.

Estimate 140 - 210 EUR
Starting price 140 EUR

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