Golden Carousel Carriage of Maria Theresa
around 1740/42 | Balthasar Ferdinand Moll
After enemy troops had been driven out of Bohemia in December 1742, Maria Theresia celebrated the victory on 2 January 1743 with a "ladies' carousel" in the Winter Riding School in which she herself and the ladies of her court danced a quadrille with horse and carriage and engaged in a contest of skill. Afterwards the ruler and her ladies rode through the streets of Vienna to offer similar entertainment to the people. Of the eight richly carved and gold-plated carriages made for this ladies carousel, only this one has been preserved. (MKR)
After enemy troops had been driven out of Bohemia in December 1742, Maria Theresia celebrated the victory on 2 January 1743 with a "ladies' carousel" in the Winter Riding School in which she herself and the ladies of her court danced a quadrille with horse and carriage and engaged in a contest of skill. Afterwards the ruler and her ladies rode through the streets of Vienna to offer similar entertainment to the people. Of the eight richly carved and gold-plated carriages made for this ladies carousel, only this one has been preserved. (MKR)
Draft:
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (1717 Innsbruck - 1785 Wien) DNB
Time:
around 1740/42
Object Name
Golden Carousel Carriage of Maria Theresa
Dimensions:
L. 390 cm, H. 140 cm, B. 148 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Wagenburg
Invs.
Wagenburg, W 49 1