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August Kestner (1777-1853) as a privateer

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August Kestner, sitting on an armchair. - There are few things of significance at the art exhibition. My life-size portrait of Rahl, an Austrian, is [...] one of the best paintings. Closer friends, however, dispute the conception of my character. [...] Rahl paints with more impasto, his colour is more historical, but his conception less tasteful." (Kestner in a letter to his nephew Hermann Kestner, 26.03.1942).
With this portrait, Kestner refers to an important part of his collection, the Aegyptiaca. The two vessels in the background, dating from the New Kingdom (c. 1300 BC), can be identified in the museum's Egyptian collection. (AVS)

Former August Kestner Collection, Rome

Material/Technique

Oil on canvas

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Literature

  • Böttcher, Dirk - Mlynek, Klaus u.a. (Hrsg.) (2002): Hannoversches Biographisches Lexikon. Von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart. Hannover, 196-197
  • Jorns, Marie (1964): August Kestner und seine Zeit : 1777 - 1853. Das glückliche Leben des Diplomaten, Kunstsammlers und Mäzens in Hannover und Rom. Aus Briefen und Tagebüchern zusammengestellt. Hannover, passim
Museum August Kestner

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The Museum August Kestner is named after August Kestner (1777-1853). The oldest municipal museum in the state capital Hanover is enclosed by a listed...

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