Lot Essay
For a further portrait of the present sitter, see lot 126.
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Francis II (1768-1835), Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and Emperor of Austria 1806-1835, in green uniform with red collar, black stock and lace cravat, wearing the red and white striped sash and breast-star of the Imperial Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa and the breast- star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen
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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1810
Francis II (1768-1835), Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and Emperor of Austria 1806-1835, in green uniform with red collar, black stock and lace cravat, wearing the red and white striped sash and breast-star of the Imperial Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa and the breast- star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen
oval, 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame set with garnet-coloured stones forming a crown surmount and leaf border
Francis II (1768-1835), Holy Roman Emperor 1792-1806 and Emperor of Austria 1806-1835, in green uniform with red collar, black stock and lace cravat, wearing the red and white striped sash and breast-star of the Imperial Austrian Military Order of Maria Theresa and the breast- star of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen
oval, 1 7/16 in. (36 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame set with garnet-coloured stones forming a crown surmount and leaf border
Provenance
Christie's, London, 30 April 1996, lot 114.
Literature
J.-P. Bernard, 'Miniatures: du grand art dans votre poche', La Vie Française, no. 2650, 23-29 March 1996, illustrated in colour p. 70.
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