Zimmermann - Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Pompeo Batoni, 1773

Portrait of charles theodore, elector of bavaria (1724-1799), part of series imaginum augustae domus boicae, ad genuina ectypa aliaque monum. Fide digna delin. Et aeri incidit monachii iosephus ant. Zimmermannus mdcclxxiii. – “a series of portraits of the noble house of bavaria. . ” is a genealogical series of portraits of members of the house of wittelsbach drawn and engraved by joseph anton zimmermann after contemporary and old “trustworthy” images and published since 1773. Date: 1773. Medium: engraving.