AFTER JOSEPH KARL STIELER (German, 1781-1858). PORTRAIT OF MAXIMILIAN, THE DUKE OF LEUCHTENBERG, inscribed "Chézy" lower right and "appartenant à S.A.I Monseigneur Le Duc de Leuchtenberg à M. le General Iqnialett" and "M. de Chezy 39 d'apres Stieler" on reverse. Oil on canvas - Framed, 28 in. x 22 1/2 in. Estimate $1,500-2,500
Maximilian was married to the Grand Duchess Maria, a daughter of Czar Nicholas I. The Leuchtenberg family retained ties to the Romanovs, and Maximilian's grandson, George, Duke of Leuchtenberg, was among the supporters of Anna Anderson.
PROVENANCE: Collection of Alexis Milukoff Estate of James Blair Lovell, Washington, DC