Describe the characteristics of the Print reproductions and copies in Equestrian Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki's Reception and ownership.
The painting has been often reproduced in print, most famously in the 1880 publication by Jacques-Louis-Jules David, which resulted in renewed interest in David's portrait of Potocki at the end of the 19th century. Moreover, several copies of the painting are said to have been completed over time, including those painted by David himself. Some scholars proposed that the painting originally commissioned by Ferdinand IV could be distinct from another work intended for Potocki, as suggested by the existence of a receipt the artist provided to Potocki on 30 June 1780, and follow-up correspondence between the two dated 10 July 1780.In an 1877 ledger from Wilanów Palace, Equestrian Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki is described as "a study by David" made in 1781 which was bought later in Paris by Elżbieta Izabela Lubomirska for her daughter Aleksandra Potocka, prompting some researchers to speculate that the portrait currently in the Wilanów collection might itself be David's copy of the original work. The ledger also makes no mention of the 1781 Paris Salon, where the original painting is believed to have been first exhibited. Existing records further point to versions of the work made by other artists, including a 1791 copy by the Polish artist Franciszek Smuglewicz, which has since been lost, as well as one made in or around 1905 by the painter Wacław Pawliszak. Assertions about the existence of purported additional copies of the portrait have also emerged in the 21st century, though these claims have not yet been verified by researchers.
hat copies receipt Salon Potocki Equestrian Portrait of Count Stanislas Potocki Izabela Lubomirska print commission Franciszek Smuglewicz correspondence pl Wilanów Palace Wilanów Elżbieta Izabela Lubomirska Palace Count Stanislas Potocki