Emperor Joseph II Vienna
Title:
Emperor Joseph II Vienna
Artist:
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736 Wiesensteig/Württemb. - 1783 Preßburg) DNB
Time:
ca. 1765
location: Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer Wien Room XIX
Object Name:
portrait head; bust
Culture:
Vienna
Depiction/Person:
Kaiser Joseph II. Sohn des Franz I. Stephan von Habsburg Österreich (1741 Wien - 1790) DNB
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