PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA

Creator(s): A. C. Giobbe (Italian, active 1854) (Artist)

On view in: Pavilion

About this object

The portrait is of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria, wife of the Emperor Franz Joseph. She is seen half-length, facing forward with her head turned slightly to the right. The empress wears a decollete beige gown with a wide lace collar. Over her left shoulder hangs a red cloak trimmed with ermine. Her dark hair is parted in the center, and pulled back. The background is dark.

Object name:

PORTRAIT OF EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA

Made from:

oil-on-canvas

Made in:

Vienna, Austria

Date made:

1854

Size:

79.4 × 64.8 cm (31 1/4 × 25 1/2 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

51.50

Class:

PAINTING

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE; DATE A.C. Giobbe 1854 In red at lower left.

Credit line:

Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973