Johann Julius HEINSIUS (Hildburghausen or Weimar 1740-Orléans 1812) Half-body portrait of a grand seigneur, wearing a short powdered wig with catogan. He wears a decoration surmounted by a crown, and a plaque with the inscription Deus. Tempera and oil (?) on original canvas. Signed upper left J JHensius and dated 1781; annotated upper right aged 56. 65.5 x 53 cm. Frame damaged and dented, craquelures.