Lot Essay
Francis I, the eldest son of Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He married Archduchess Maria Theresa in 1736 (see lots 161, 163, 164).
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Francis Stephen (1708-1765), Holy Roman Emperor 1745-1765, standing beside a jewelled crown, in gilt-studded armour, lace cravat, red-lined yellow cloak fastened at his left shoulder, long powdered curling wig, wearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck
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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1750
Francis Stephen (1708-1765), Holy Roman Emperor 1745-1765, standing beside a jewelled crown, in gilt-studded armour, lace cravat, red-lined yellow cloak fastened at his left shoulder, long powdered curling wig, wearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck
feigned oval, 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) in a rectangle 3 1/8 x 2½ in. (78 x 63 mm.), rectangular stamped gilt-metal frame with foliate border
Francis Stephen (1708-1765), Holy Roman Emperor 1745-1765, standing beside a jewelled crown, in gilt-studded armour, lace cravat, red-lined yellow cloak fastened at his left shoulder, long powdered curling wig, wearing the jewel of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon about his neck
feigned oval, 2 7/8 in. (73 mm.) in a rectangle 3 1/8 x 2½ in. (78 x 63 mm.), rectangular stamped gilt-metal frame with foliate border
Provenance
With Dr Robert Keil, Vienna.
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