Portrait of Franz Joseph I is an 1865 portrait painting by the German artist Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Badea-Päun p.96 It depicts Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria from 1848 to 1916.Ormond & Blackett-Ord p.152 Following the Revolution of 1848, Franz Joseph had replaced his uncle Ferdinand I on the throne. His reign lasted in the First World War. He is depicted in the uniform of a field marshal, wearing the Order of Maria Theresa and Order of the Golden Fleece as well as other decorations.Ormond & Blackett-Ord p.216-17
Winterhalter was a celebrated portraitist, known for his depictions of French and British royalty in particular. He arrived in Vienna in September 1864 to produce this and a pendant painting of the Emperor's wife Empress Elisabeth of Austria.Ormond & Blackett-Ord p.217 The painting is part of the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum and is on display at the Hofburg in Vienna.
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Bibliography Badea-Päun, Gabriel. The Society Portrait: Painting, Prestige and the Pursuit of Elegance. Thames & Hudson, 2007. . Fichtner, Paula Sutter. Historical Dictionary of Austria. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2009. . Ormond, Richard & Blackett-Ord, Carol. Franz Xaver Winterhalter and the Courts of Europe, 1830-70. National Portrait Gallery, 1988. .