XIR237958 Frederick Augustus II (1696-1763) Elector of Saxony (oil on canvas) by Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760) (after); 217x141 cm; Ch璽teau de Versailles, France; (add.info.: Polish king as Auguste III; the heir to Augustus II the Strong, had secured the Polish throne following a war of succession against partisans of Stanis?aw I Leszczy?ski. The Russian Empire, which had assisted him in his bid to succeed his father, prevented him from installing his family on the Polish throne, supporting instead the aristocrat Stanis?aw August Poniatowski); French, out of copyright.