Emperor Franz II of Austria, bust-length, facing left in green uniform with red collar, black stock and lace jabot, wearing the striped sash and the breast-stars of the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Theresia and the breast-star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St-Stephen, cloudy sky background

Franz (1768-1835), eldest son of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, succeeded his father in 1792 as Holy Roman Emperor under the name of Franz II. In 1805, he adopted the title of Emperor of Austria, as Franz I. He was the brother of Archdukes Ferdinand and Charles (see lots 34 and 58).