Details
HEINRICH FRIEDRICH FÜGER (AUSTRO-GERMAN, 1751-1818)
Leopold II (1747-1792), Holy Roman Emperor, in olive green coat, ermine-trimmed cloak, wearing the ribbon of the Order of the Golden Fleece, the sash and breast-star of the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Theresa and other sashes and a breast-star, powdered hair
on ivory
oval, 6½ in. (157 mm.) high, rectangular gilt-wood frame with applied foliate spandrels
Provenance
Herr von Friedland Collection, Vienna, by 1877/1880.
Moriz Mayr (1841-1898) Collection, Vienna.
His wife Therese Mayr, Vienna, by 1905/1926; sale 'Miniaturensammlung Moriz Mayr'; C. J. Wawra, Vienna, 16 May 1927, lot 44.
Literature
F. Laban, Heinrich Friedrich Füger, der Portätminiaturist, Berlin, 1905, p. 40, no. 3 (praised as 'one of the most magnificent Füger-miniatures'), illustrated p. 14, fig. 8.
E. Leisching, Die Bildnis-Miniatur in Oesterreich von 1750 bis 1850, Vienna, 1907, pp. 115, 238.
A. Stix, H. F. Füger, Vienna and Leipzig, 1925, p. 87.
J. de Bourgoing, Die Wiener Bildnisminiatur, Vienna, 1926, p. 29, ill. pl. II.
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, I, p. 275 (praised as 'excellent').
R. Keil, Heinrich Friedrich Füger 1751-1818, Vienna, 2009, p. 279, no. 253, illustrated.
Exhibited
Vienna, K. K. Akademie der bildenden Künste, Historische Kunst-Ausstellung, 1877, no. 1881 (lent by Herrn von Friedland).
Vienna, Künstlerhaus, Historische Porträt-Ausstellung, 1880, no. 121 (lent by Herrn von Friedland).
Vienna, Palais des k. k. Ministerrats-Präsidiums, Miniaturen-Ausstellung, 1905, no. 2047 (lent by Theresia Mayr).
Special notice
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.
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