German or Austrian School 18th century - Portrait of Emperor Charles VI - image-1

Lot 15 Dα

German or Austrian School 18th century - Portrait of Emperor Charles VI

Auction 1046 - overview Cologne
18.03.2015, 14:30 - Paintings and Drawings 15th - 19th Centuries
Estimate: 1.500 € - 1.800 €
Result: 1.240 € (incl. premium)

German or Austrian School 18th century

Portrait of Emperor Charles VI

Oil on panel, mounted on hardboard. 80 x 64.5 cm.

This half-length portrait is based on the full-figure depiction of Emperor Charles VI painted by Johann Gottfried Auerbach in circa 1730. The original is kept in Belvedere Castle in Vienna, together with the pendant showing his wife Elisabeth Christine of Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel.

Provenance

Private collection, South Germany.