Emperor Franz Joseph and his bride going out for a drive in Ischl
around 1853/54 , Artist: Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel
Emperor Franz Joseph and his bride going out for a drive in Ischl
This picture, which was the property of the Imperial Office of the Master of the Horses, depicts the first joint ride of Emperor Francis Joseph and his bride, Princess Elisabeth in Bavaria. This took place near Bad Ischl on 21 August 1853. The young couple is sitting in a carriage called a landschützer, which is being driven by Count Grünne, a close friend of the Emperor. The landschützer, an open carriage for the country, is harnessed to six horses in the wildgang manner. In this type of harnessing, which comes from Hungary, two horses are harnessed to the shaft while four are harnessed parallel in front of them.
Object data
Object Name
Gemälde
Dated
around 1853/54
Artist
Johann Erdmann Gottlieb Prestel (1804 Frankfurt am Main - 1885 Mainz) - GND
Reference/Person
Kaiserin Elisabeth Tochter des Maximilian von Wittelsbach Bayern (1837 - 1898) - GND
Kaiser Franz Joseph I. (1830 Wien - 1916 Wien) - GND
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Wagenburg
Inv. No.
Wagenburg, Z 37
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