Leopold II (1747-1792), Emperor of Austria 1790-1792, in silver-embroidered blue velvet coat and waistcoat, lace cravat and powdered wig en queue, wearing the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon around his neck

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CIRCLE OF LORENZO BALBI, CIRCA 1775
Leopold II (1747-1792), Emperor of Austria 1790-1792, in silver-embroidered blue velvet coat and waistcoat, lace cravat and powdered wig en queue, wearing the badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece suspended from a red ribbon around his neck
oval, 1 7/8 in. (47 mm.) high, silver-gilt frame with outer paste border and ribbon and tie surmount

Provenance

German trade, Munich (in 1988).

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Lot Essay

Leopold II, third son of Francis I and Maria Theresa, succeeded his father as Grand-Duke of Tuscany in 1765 and his brother Joseph I as Emperor in 1790. He pacified the Netherlands and Hungary. He was led by the downfall of his sister Marie-Antoinette (see lot 119) to form an alliance with Russia against France but died before war broke out.

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