1311 - Joseph Karl Stieler (1781 Mainz – 1858 Munich) Circle

Joseph Karl Stieler (1781 Mainz – 1858 Munich) Circle Bust portrait of King Ludwig I of Bavaria in coronation regalia with the Order of St. Hubertus An artistically high-quality cropped copy, created around 1830–1840, of the famous, ceremonial, life-size, full-length portrait that Stieler painted in 1826 and which the king acquired directly from the artist (now in the Neue Pinakothek, Inv. No. 1062; around 1830–1840, Stieler also created a second version (Inv. No. HST 240). Stieler was appointed court painter in late 1820 and, as early as 1822, painted an official state portrait of King Maximilian I Joseph in his coronation regalia. In 1825, Ludwig I (1786–1868), who ruled in a restorationist capacity, succeeded him to the throne but was forced to abdicate in the revolutionary year of 1848. Stieler served as court painter to the Bavarian kings until 1855; he became particularly well-known for the portraits commissioned by King Ludwig I for the so-called “Gallery of Beauties” at Nymphenburg Palace. As one of the most sought-after and finest portraitists of his time, Stieler also worked for other royal houses, creating numerous portraits of the aristocracy and prominent figures from politics, society, science, the arts, and the intellectual world. Oil on canvas; 71 cm x 58.5 cm. Original frame. A comparable portrait is housed, among other places, at the House of Bavarian History in Augsburg. Circle of Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858). Oil on canvas.