Late 19th century school. - Lot 12

Late 19th century school. Early reproduction of the portrait of Carl Ernst von Malortie (1804-1887), chamberlain and court marshal, then Minister of the Royal House of Hanover, after Carl Wilhelm Oesterley, official painter to the Hanover court, circa 1860. He is depicted in royal court uniform, his bust girded with the cord of the Grand Cross of the Order of Guelph with numerous orders and grand cross plaques on his chest, holding in his right hand the court marshal's baton decorated with the Saxon horse, and on his left arm, his bicorne trimmed with white ostrich feathers. In the upper left-hand corner, a coat of arms featuring an azure coat of arms with two golden chevrons surmounted by a ducal crown. 81.5 x 65 cm (wear and tear, the original portrait is in the Hanover Historical Museum, good condition).