Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859)
after Giovanni Batista Lampi the Elder (Romeno 1751 – Vienna 1830)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
597 x 470 mm (23 1/2 x 18 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Austria
Order this imageCollection
Killerton, Devon
NT 922280
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Archduke Johann of Austria, after Giovanni Batista Lampi the elder (1751-1830), previously attributed to circle of Johann Friedrich August Tischbein. A half-length portrait of a middle-aged man in a painted oval, turned slightly towards the left, gazing at spectator. Short hair, balding, with hair brushed forward, wearing a pale blue military uniform with high gold collar edged with red, and decorations including the Golden Fleece, and Maria Theresa. Archduke Johann (or John) of Austria, was the 13th child of Leopold, Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany and later Holy Roman Emperor. He was born in Florence, where his father Leopold ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany. In 1790, his father Leopold became Emperor and moved his family to Vienna. In 1829, he married Anna Maria Josephine Plochl, the daughter of Jakob Plochl, the postmaster of Aussee.
Provenance
Accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to the National Trust in 1995
Credit line
Killerton, The Acland Collection (accepted in lieu by HM Government and transferred to The National Trust in 1995)
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed label on front:: Inscribed: 68 ARCHDUKE JOHN OF AUSTRIA/GIFT TO SIR T.D.A. 10th BART. / CIRC. 1814
Makers and roles
after Giovanni Batista Lampi the Elder (Romeno 1751 – Vienna 1830), artist previously catalogued as circle of Johan Friedrich Tischbein (Maastricht 1750 – Heidelberg 1812), artist
References
Acland, 1981: Lady Acland. A Devon family: the story of the Aclands. London: Phillimore, 1981., pp.53 & 55.