Lot 798 D α

Two family portrait miniatures

Auction 1056 - overview Cologne
13.11.2015, 10:30 - Silver and Miniatures
Estimate: 600 € - 800 €

Two family portrait miniatures

Gouache on ivory in the original gilt copper frame. Two family portrait miniatures Minimal losses of pigment. Each 7 x7 cm.
Unknown master, ca. 1822.

Arch Duchess Maria-Leopoldine of Austria (Vienna 1797 - 1826) was the daughter of Emperor Franz I and Empress Maria Theresias. She married Dom Pedro, crown prince of Portugal, in Rio de Janeiro in 1817. He was crowned emperor following the declaration of Brazil's independance in 1822.