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Portrait of Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Metternich was one of the greatest diplomats of his time. In 1814-1815 he led the Congress of Vienna, meant to establish a new balance of power in Europe after the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte. Metternich sat to Lawrence in London in 1814, and in Aix-en-Provence and Vienna in 1818. These sessions may have been for the same portrait: Lawrence was notorious for the length of time he sometimes took to complete a painting.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortrait of Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich. 1830-09-01. Samuel Cousins. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
