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Emperor Joseph II.,

Currency:EUR Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:NA Estimated At:30,000.00 - 40,000.00 EUR
Emperor Joseph II.,
Emperor Joseph II.,Emperor Joseph II., portrait of the emperor in the uniform of the Chevaux-Legers Regiment No.1, oil on canvas, mounted on wood, 23 x 18 cm, w/ frame, Late 18th Cent., (Lu).EURO 440 - 650 US $ 380 - 560 23 - Roberto Roberti (Bassano 1786-1837) -Emperor Franz I. of Austria enters Venice, imp. gondola carrying the emperor passing the Rialto Bridge, acc. by numerous festively decorated gondolas, oil on canvas, w/ monogram and dated R. R. 1818, 65 x 92 cm, w/ frame, (Lu).EURO 30.000 - 40.000 US $ 25.900 - 34.500 This painting by Roberto Roberti was presented to Emperor Franz I. by the city of Venice, on the occasion of his 1818 visit. It became one of the emperor's favourite paintings and was displayed in his bedchambers until his death. As such it features in the well-known "Emperor Franz nimmt am Sterbebett Abschied von seiner Familie" (Emperor Franz bidding his family farewell from his deathbed), from the cycle "Hauptmonumente aus dem Leben des Kaisers Franz" (Important Scenes from the Life of Emperor Franz), shown behind the bed at the edge of the picture. Provenance: form. Emperor Franz I. (II.) of Austria.
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