Pfalzgraf Friedrich Michael von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld,

um 1745

Material / Technology / Carrier

Leinwand

Dimensions of the object

89 x 73 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal XIIb

Department

Französische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

2498

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Zweibrücken

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Louis Tocqué, Pfalzgraf Friedrich Michael von Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, um 1745, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/gR4kRReGEe (Last updated on 31.01.2023)

Count Palatine Friedrich Michael of Zweibrücken, the younger brother of Duke Christian IV of Palatine-Zweibrücken, pursued a military career. In this portrait, Louis Tocqué—a pupil of Jean-Marc Nattier—emphasises less the martial side and more the courtly elegance of the still young officer who was in the service of the French at the time the picture was painted. Friedrich Michael’s son, Maximilian Joseph, who was born in 1756, later first became Elector and then King of Bavaria.