JOHANN WALCH (GERMAN, 1757-1816)

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JOHANN WALCH (GERMAN, 1757-1816)
Charles (1771-1847), Archduke of Austria and Duke of Teschen, in white uniform, wearing the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the sash and breast-star of the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Theresa
on ivory
oval, 2 5/16 in. (59 mm.) high, gilt metal frame, the glazed reverse revealing a miniature of a lady next to a plinth inscribed 'Pensez a moi'

Provenance

A member of the House of Wittelsbach.

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Lot Essay

Archduke Charles of Austria, the third son of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, was adopted by his childless aunt Maria Christina and her husband Albert of Saxe-Teschen after the death of his father in 1792. A brilliant military commander, he was also High-Master of the Order of the Teutonic Knights from 1801 to 1804.

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