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Features hatched finely in brown and sanguine with grey shadow, over a pale creamy carnation ground; hair washed in brown and hatched in black, the lights in gouache; costume in black wash with collar in thick white; background a blue wash, hatched and shaded in violet and grey; on vellum put down on a playing card (parts of five spades); a gold marginal strip painted on the card.  \r\n \r\n<u>Frame:</u> Set in the obverse of two silver thalers, divided and threaded to screw together; the portrait heads are of John George I, Elector of Saxony (ruled 1611-56) and of Christian Minden, Duke of Brunswick Luneburg (ruled 1599-1633), lettered: (i) <i> IOHAN: GEORG: D.G. DVX SAX: IVL. CLIV: ET MONTI; (ii) CHRISTIANUS. D:G. EL. EP. MIND: DUX. BR. ET. LU</i>. 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