Bonhams 1793 : German School, Late 18th Century A portrait miniature of the artist, Johann Christian Thomas Winck (German, 1738-1797), seated on a red upholstered chair and holding a pipe in his left hand, wearing blue robe with fur trim, white frilled chemise and red fur-trimmed cap

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German School, Late 18th Century

A portrait miniature of the artist, Johann Christian Thomas Winck (German, 1738-1797), seated on a red upholstered chair and holding a pipe in his left hand, wearing blue robe with fur trim, white frilled chemise and red fur-trimmed cap.
Signed on the obverse N: 3. Wink., gilt-metal mount; together with a portrait miniature of a Lady, wearing black dress over white chemise, broad sheer white collar, gold and onyx necklace and black veil, (Dutch School, circa 1625) oil on copper, gilt-metal mount.
Oval, 45mm (1 3/4in) high (2)
Provenance: The former with Plötz-Peters, Berlin, on 2 September 2002; The latter with The Dr Katzenstein Collection, Hanover; then sold at Christie's, London, 21 November 2000, lot 44; then with Plötz-Peters, Berlin, on 25 November 2002.

Estimate:

£800 - 1,200
€930 - 1,400
US$ 1,300 - 1,900

Footnotes

One of the last great artists of the Rococo era, Winck is best known as a painter and engraver of allegorical and religious subjects. Following his apprenticeships with Anton Scheidler (active 1745-c.1775) and Jacob Feichtmayr (active 1735-1767), Winck became one of the most sought-after fresco and altarpiece artists in Bavaria, patronised by both the church and the nobility. In 1769, he was appointed court painter to the Elector of Bavaria, signing his works, 'Aulae Bojcae Pictor' (Bavarian Court Painter).

Winck married Elizabeth Schega, daughter of the Bavarian medallist and engraver Franz Andreas Schega (1711-1787) and was a close friend of the painter and miniaturist, Georges Desmarées (Swedish, 16971776), who also enjoyed the patronage of the Bavarian court.