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title: Portrait of Augustus II of Poland
author: Louis de Silvestre
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18132/portrait-of-augustus-ii-of-poland/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-11-10
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# Portrait of Augustus II of Poland
_Authored by Louis de Silvestre_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18132.jpg)
## Image Caption
Portrait of [Augustus](https://www.worldhistory.org/augustus/) II of Poland (r. 1694-1733), the Elector of Saxony. Commonly known as Augustus II the Strong, oil on canvas by Louis de Silvestre, c. 1720.
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Silvestre, L. d. (2023, November 09). Portrait of Augustus II of Poland. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Silvestre, Louis de. "Portrait of Augustus II of Poland." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 09, 2023. .
### MLA
Silvestre, Louis de. "Portrait of Augustus II of Poland." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Nov 2023, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=15950&viewType=detailView) by **Louis de Silvestre**. Submitted by [Liana Miate](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/lianamiate/ "User Page: Liana Miate"), published on 09 November 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.