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Maria Theresa in a Blue Gown
Martin van Meytensc. 1750
Schönbrunn Palace
Vienna, Austria
Attributed to Martin van Meytens, this painting shows Maria Theresa in a blue gown and an ermine-lined cloak together with the Austrian dynastic crown. Van Meytens was private painter to the imperial family and as such their favoured portraitist. In 1759 he was appointed director of the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts.
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- Title: Maria Theresa in a Blue Gown
- Creator Lifespan: 1695 - 1770
- Creator Nationality: Swedish
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Vienna
- Creator Birth Place: Stockholm
- Date: c. 1750
- Work of art: Schönbrunn Palace, Schönbrunn Palace
- Process/technique: Painted
- Physical Dimensions: w95 x h126 cm
- Painter: Martin van Meytens (?)
- Epoch: Baroque
- Provenance: Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur- und Betriebsges.mb.H.
- Type: Painting
- External Link: http://www.schoenbrunn.at/en/things-to-know/palace/tour-of-the-palace/balcony-room.html
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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