Queen Maria Theresia's Carousel Carriage decorated with rich carvings and gilt
around 1740/42 , Draft: Balthasar Ferdinand Moll
Queen Maria Theresia's Carousel Carriage decorated with rich carvings and gilt
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)
Object data
Object Name
Wagen
Dated
around 1740/42
Draft
Balthasar Ferdinand Moll (Österreich, 1717 - 1785) - GND
Dimensions
L. 390 cm, H. 140 cm, B. 148 cm
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Wagenburg
Inv. No.
Wagenburg, W 49 1
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