Allegory on the Marriage of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria and Charles Alexander of Lorraine, 1744

Allegory on the marriage of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria and Charles Alexander of Lorraine, January 7, 1744, and the appointment of the couple as Governors-General of the Austrian Netherlands. Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis Stephen standing next to a throne under a canopy; the empress holds a document (the appointment charter) in her hand. In front of them stands the bridal couple with a kneeling page, and in the sky an angel (genius) with the wedding torch. In the clouds, the marriage goddess Juno with her chariot and a peacock. The inscription incorrectly refers to Maria Theresa. Design for a representation on the triumphal arch erected on the Hofberg in Brussels for the festive entry of the couple in 1744.