Color photograph by paul haag from 2004 in the public domain from a private collection. The unsigned painting, created in braunschweig from 1744 and later, was uploaded as a digital copy in the image index of art and architecture and described there under the title “self-portrait of the painter ludolf ernst andreas lafontaine. ” a descendant of lafontaine, bruno heusinger (1900-1987), inscribed a note on the back of the painting with the words “ludolf lafontaine, born in celle 1704, died in braunschweig 1774, court painter to duke charles i of braunschweig, was one of my mitgau ancestors (mitgau, common life 1770-1870, wolfenbüttel and hanover 1948, page 373). Lafontaine portrayed, among others, members of the braunschweig masonic lodge, to which he himself probably belonged. This self-portrait of him belonged to the lodge, but was damaged in 1933 when the lodge rooms were destroyed (engraving on the canvas). I was able to buy it on the advice of karl steinacker and had it restored. " thieme-becker, vol. 22, (1928) also states on page 208: "17 oil portraits of the founders of the scottish lodge in braunschweig (now in the local masonic lodge 'carl zur gekrönten säule'), including his self-portrait (l. Was one of the first freemasons in germany); unmarked, average craftsmanship. " according to information in a letter from the secretary of the "carl zur gekrönten säule" lodge, kurt schönauer, on march 7, 2004, all the other 16 portraits are lost, or at least no longer exist in the lodge. Since the braunschweig lodge was founded in 1744, the picture must have been created after that. " at foto marburg the photo is listed under the "photo no. Bc 31. 055/11; image file fmbc31055_11; (color); date taken: 2004;". Object Type: painting. Date: after 1744. Dimensions: height: 78 cm (30.7 in); width: 60.4 cm (23.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Marburg, Private collection. 1744 und später, Selbstbildnis des Malers Ludolf Ernst Andreas Lafontaine (1704-1774) fmbc31055 11
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