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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1855
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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1855

Francis Joseph I (1830-1916), Emperor of Austria 1848-1916, in pale brown coat with green facings and green waistcoat, brown bow tie, wearing green hat adorned with flowers and black feather, auburn sideburns and moustache; foliate background

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AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1855
Francis Joseph I (1830-1916), Emperor of Austria 1848-1916, in pale brown coat with green facings and green waistcoat, brown bow tie, wearing green hat adorned with flowers and black feather, auburn sideburns and moustache; foliate background
oval, 3 1/8 in. (80 mm.) high, gilt-wood frame
Provenance
Dorotheum, Vienna, 17 March 1988, lot 882.
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Lot Essay

Francis Joseph, eldest son of Archduke Francis Charles and Sophie, Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bavaria who was brother and heir of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I. As his father renounced his claim to the throne, Francis became Emperor as Francis Joseph I when Ferdinand abdicated near the end of the Revolution of 1848. He married Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria who became Elisabeth of Austria or better known as 'Sisi' or 'Sissi'.
For a miniature of Count Maximilian O'Donell who saved the Emperor's life, see lot 171.

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