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Anton Raphael Mengs

82 works

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Half-length portrait of a man in a brown coat and lace cravat, gesturing with one hand against a dark background.

Bildnis des Staatsministers Freiherr Wilhelm von Edelsheim

1770

Nativity painting with the Virgin and Christ Child lit by candlelight, shepherds gathered, and angels in the arch above.

Die Anbetung der Hirten

1772

Pencil drawing of a bearded, bare-chested man with a scroll, seated against a bench, gazing to the side.

Epiktet

1754

Chalk drawing of a young woman with a flower wreath holding a glass vessel beside a pedestal with a glass bowl.

Griechische Tänzerin

1754

Full-length portrait of a woman in black and white silk with a macaw on a balustrade, classical building behind her.

Portrait of Isabel Parreño y Arce, Marquise of Llano

1771

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and the infant Christ, Joseph, kneeling shepherds, descending angels, an ox and a donkey i

The Adoration of the Shepherds

c. 1764/1765

Half-length self-portrait of a man in a brown coat and red scarf, holding a pen and portfolio, painted in 1773.

Self-portrait

1773

Oval portrait of a dark-haired man in a grey coat, blue waistcoat and ochre scarf against a dark green background.

Self-portrait

1750

Portrait of a man with reddish hair in a rose-red cloak and lace collar, leaning on a carved stone pedestal.

Portrait of Johann Dietrich Heumann (1724-1774)

1755

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black and white dress beside a macaw on a balcony, with a landscape behind.

Retrato de la marquesa de Llano, doña Isabel de Parreño y Arce

1775

Seated cardinal in red robes and white fur mantle holding a letter beside a writing desk, in a gilded chair.

Portrait du Cardinal Alberico Archinto

1756

Portrait of a pope in red velvet robes and white lace, holding a book beside a jeweled tiara and bookshelf.

Portrait of pope Clement XIII

1775

Portrait of a woman in a silver gown with fur trim, holding a fan before a red damask curtain.

Portrait of Maria Carolina of Austria

1772

Oval portrait of a bare-shouldered young woman with blue ribbons in her hair, holding an apple, against a glowing background.

Truth

1756

Seated portrait of an elderly man in red papal robes and white ermine, in a gilded chair before a classical column.

Portrait of Pope Clement XIII

1760

Oil portrait of a man in a turban and brown embroidered coat holding a painter's palette and brushes beside a landscape.

Richard Wilson (1714-1787)

1752

Painting of a mother with two naked children, one with a sunburst crown holding a bow, one with a crescent moon, in red and b

Latona with her children Apollo and Diana

1769

Painting of a winged trumpeter, a laureled woman reading a book, a putto with scrolls, and an old man with a scythe in a clas

The Triumph of History over Time

1772

Portrait of a man in polished armour with an ermine-lined blue mantle, sash and star, beside a helmet and oak tree.

Portrait of Friedrich Christian, Prince of Saxony (1722-1763), three-quarter-length, in armour, with an ermine lined…

1752

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, fur-trimmed robe, sash and star medal, gesturing with one hand against a dark backgr

Sir James Gray

1761

Full-length portrait of a young boy in blue velvet with a red sash, beside a crown, scepter, gilded table and ermine-draped c

Portrait of Ferdinand IV

1759

Half-length portrait of a man in a brown cloak holding an open book against a dark olive background.

Portrait of Johann Joachim Winckelmann

1777

Half-length portrait of a man with brown hair in a blue coat with red collar and white cravat, dark background.

George, 3rd Earl Cowper (1738-1789)

1769

Oval painting of a youth with a rose wreath holding flowers, a rainbow behind, in an ornate gilded frame.

Pleasure

1754

Seated bearded man in animal skin, raising one arm and holding a cross staff, in a rocky wooded landscape with red drapery.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness

1760

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig wearing a blue sash and star of an order, with a crown on a cushion beside him.

Prince James Francis Edward Stuart

1740

Painting of Christ's body laid on a cloth, mourning women around him, God the Father and angels in gold clouds above.

Descent

1761

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a green gown and blue velvet mantle, set in a tortoiseshell frame with pearls.

Maria Antonia Walpurgis, Hereditary Electress of Saxony, 1724-1780

1779

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered hair, lace gown, red velvet cloak and dark trees behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

1750

Nativity scene with Mary holding the infant Christ, kneeling shepherds, Saint Joseph, animals, and angels in clouds above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1764

Oil portrait of a young man in a gold silk cloak and lace collar, extending one hand against a dark background.

Portrait of John Viscount Garlies, Later 7th Earl of Galloway, as Master of Garlies

1758

Half-length portrait of a young man with long dark hair in an ochre jacket and white collar, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

mid 1700s