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Portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor Francis II

Johann Peter Krafft (Austrian, 1780-1856) (Artist)
1811
oil on canvas
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Francis II was the last Holy Roman Emperor, born in 1768, he also ruled as Emperor of Austria from 1804-35.

Inscription

[Signature] 18 Rnaht 11

Provenance
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Don Marcello Massarenti Collection, Rome [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1902, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Measurements

H: 47 15/16 x W: 39 3/16 in. (121.8 x 99.6 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

37.1913

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Hours

  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
  • Thursday: 1–8 p.m.
  • Monday—Tuesday: Closed

Location

600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

Phone

410-547-9000

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