Emperor Francis II, Emperor of Austria(1768-1835)
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1804
Materials
Gilt, Glass, Ivory, Metal, Paint
Measurements
75 x 55 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 772573
Summary
Portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, Emperor Francis II, Emperor of Austria(1768-1835). Oval. Wearing the uniform of an Austrian Field-Marshal, with the ribbon and star of the Order of Maria Theresa, the star of the Iron Crown, the star of the Order of St Stephen, the star of the Order of Leopold, the ribbon and badge of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and the Army Cross of 1813-14; white hair and blue eyes. In a rectangular gilt metal frame, with glazed oval window, surmounted by an Imperial Crown. Francis II, last of the Holy Roman emperors.
Provenance
Part of the Jersey bequest, March 1993
Marks and inscriptions
FRANCIS II. EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA