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1832 Portrait of Austrian Emperor Francis II Wearing the Austrian Imperial Robes (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)



Oil on canvas; 260 × 164 cm.   Friedrich von Amerling was an Austro-Hungarian portrait painter in the court of Franz Josef. He was born in Vienna and was court painter between 1835 and 1880. With Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller he is one of the outstanding Austrian portrait painters of the 19th century. Amerling created over 1000 works, mostly portraits. He was the most popular portrait painter of the high aristocracy and the large middle class of the Biedermeier period. The years from 1830 to 1850 represent the high point of his work. His style has points of similarity to that of Ingres, combining clarity of outline with rich coloration.RasMarley


Francis II (1768 – 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804, he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I of Austria, the first Emperor of Austria, ruling from 1804 to 1835. Between 1804 and 1806, he used the title by the grace of God elected Roman Emperor, always August, hereditary Emperor of Austria and he was called the Emperor of both Germany and Austria. He was also Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Croatia-Slavonia, and King of Bohemia. He also served as the first president of the German Confederation following its establishment in 1815.

  Portrait of Austrian Emperor Francis II  1832

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