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Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Liotard made this enamel during a visit to Lyon, basing it on one of several portraits of the sovereign he had earlier done in Vienna. He was particularly proud of the ‘brilliance’ of the hard gem-like surface and colouring.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMaria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress. 1747. Jean-Etienne Liotard. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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