Josephine, Princess Schwarzenberg (1802-1881) (née Wratislaw-Nitrowitz) seated, holding a white lace handkerchief, in purple dress with white lace cuffs, black lace shawl tied at corsage, emerald green velvet coat with fur trim and pink silk lining, black ribbon necklace with drop-pearl, black gauze covering the back of her dark, upswept hair; gold curtain and tassels in background

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ALOIS VON ANREITER (AUSTRIAN, 1803-1882)
Josephine, Princess Schwarzenberg (1802-1881) (née Wratislaw-Nitrowitz) seated, holding a white lace handkerchief, in purple dress with white lace cuffs, black lace shawl tied at corsage, emerald green velvet coat with fur trim and pink silk lining, black ribbon necklace with drop-pearl, black gauze covering the back of her dark, upswept hair; gold curtain and tassels in background
rectangular, 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (124 x 100 mm.), gilt-metal frame with outer border and scrolling foliage

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Josephine, Countess Wratislaw-Nitrowitz married Prince Karl Schwarzenberg (1802-1858) in 1823. He was the second son of Karl Philipp Schwarzenberg (1771-1820), Austrian Field Marshal and ambassador to France who led the Austrian forces sent to aid Napoleon I in the Russian campaigns of 1812. When Austria joined the allies in 1813 against Napoleon, Schwarzenberg was the senior general of the victorious coalition and commanded at Leipzig in 1813 and entered Paris in 1814.

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