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Emperor Joseph II Vienna

Title:
Emperor Joseph II Vienna

Artist:
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 Wiesensteig/Württemb. - 1783 Preßburg)

Time:
ca. 1765

Object Name:
portrait head; bust

Culture:
Vienna

Artist:
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 Wiesensteig/Württemb. - 1783 Preßburg)

Material/technology:
Tin, copper

Dimensions:
H. 83 cm, W. 66 cm; base plate; D. 20 cm, H. 3 cm; stone base 32 x 35 cm

Copyright:
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Invs.:
Kunstkammer, 5476

Provenance:
1875 Ambr. Sammlg., III, 14, p.155; probably identical with the bust that was on display in 1767 at the Natural History Cabinet