German or Austrian School 18th century - Maximilian Franz of Habsburg, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne. - image-1

Lot 14 Dα

German or Austrian School 18th century - Maximilian Franz of Habsburg, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne.

Auction 1064 - overview Cologne
16.03.2016, 14:30 - Paintings 15th - 19th Centuries
Estimate: 1.500 € - 2.000 €

German or Austrian School 18th century

Maximilian Franz of Habsburg, Archbishop and Elector of Cologne.

Oil on canvas. 23.5 x 19 cm.

Maximilian Franz was the youngest son of Emperor Franz Stephan I and Maria Theresia. He became grand master of the Teutonic Order in 1780 as well as Archbishop and Elector of Cologne and Bishop of Münster in 1784. This portrait in profile shows him before he attained these honours as an Austrian Duke in armour and with the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Provenance

Collection of Joachim Maas, Cologne.