Prince Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711-1794) holding a quill in his right hand and leaning on an upturned book seated at a table in a gold-upholstered chair, in grey velvet coat, lace cravat, ermine-lined red cloak draped over his right arm and shoulder, powdered wig en queue, wearing the red and green sash and badge of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Theresa

细节

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL, CIRCA 1770
Prince Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz-Rietberg (1711-1794) holding a quill in his right hand and leaning on an upturned book seated at a table in a gold-upholstered chair, in grey velvet coat, lace cravat, ermine-lined red cloak draped over his right arm and shoulder, powdered wig en queue, wearing the red and green sash and badge of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, the jewel of the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Imperial Austrian Order of Maria Theresa
oval, 3 3/8 in. (86 mm.) high, gilt-metal mount

来源

The Grand Dukes of Baden; Sotheby's, Baden-Baden, 9 October 1995, lot 1816.

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拍品专文

Count, and from 1764 Prince von Kaunitz-Rietberg distinguished himself at the congress of Aix-la-Chapelle and, as Austrian ambassador to the French court from 1750-1752, turned old adverseries into friends. In 1753 he was appointed chancellor and for 40 years directed Austrian politics.