Personal Driving Phaeton of Emperor Karl

Phaeton is the name given to a sporty, open carriage which could be driven by the gentleman himself. Coachman and footman could be accommodated on the rear bench. According tradition, this carriage was last used by Kaiser Karl I. © Monica Kurzel-Runtscheiner: Crane Neck and Gold Crepine. Courtly Splendour and Contemporary art – a confrontation, Exhibition Catalogue, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna 2004