Noortwyck, Franz Joseph - portrait of Archbishop Clemens

This miniature portrait is unsigned, but is attributed to Franz Joseph Noortwyck (1767-1788) of Anholt in Westphalia. At age 17 he was appointed miniature painter to Clemens Wenzelslaus (the sitter in this miniature), but Noortwyck died very young, only three years later.

The sitter is Archbishop Clemens Wenzel (Klemens Wenzeslaus) (1768-1802), the last Elector of Trier. His sister is the sitter in the adjacent portrait. The von Sachsen inventory number is 17802.

The Archbishop was a music lover who gave commissions to Antionio Rosetti. For more about him see WHKMLA : History of the Princebishopric of Trier, 1729-1815 279





The miniature was originally offered at William Doyle Auctions on 24 January 2001 as below.

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