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Lawrence was Britain's leading portrait painter of the ]. From 1814 he was commissioned by the ] to paint the leading members of the coalition that defeated Napoleon. He painted this work on a visit to the Austrian capital Vienna in 1819. Amongst others he painted on this trip was his ] and a ], the great nephew of Charles.<ref>Levey p.212-220</ref> Lawrence was Britain's leading portrait painter of the ]. From 1814 he was commissioned by the ] to paint the leading members of the coalition that defeated Napoleon. He painted this work on a visit to the Austrian capital Vienna in 1819. Amongst others he painted on this trip was his ] and a ], the great nephew of Charles.<ref>Levey p.212-220</ref>


He shows the Archduke wearing the white and red military uniform of Austria, and decorated with the ] and the ]. Today part of the ], it hangs in the ] of ] as part of a series of twenty eight paintings produced by Lawrence.<ref>https://www.rct.uk/collection/405140/charles-archduke-of-austria-1771-1847</ref> He shows the Archduke wearing the white and red military uniform of Austria, and decorated with the ] and the ]. Influenced by the military portraits of ], it show the archduke as towering figure despite his relatively short stature in real life. Today part of the ], it hangs in the ] of ] as part of a series of twenty eight paintings produced by Lawrence.<ref>https://www.rct.uk/collection/405140/charles-archduke-of-austria-1771-1847</ref>


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Painting by Thomas Lawrence
Portrait of Archduke Charles
ArtistThomas Lawrence
Year1819
TypeOil on canvas, portrait painting
Dimensions270.1 cm × 179.5 cm (106.3 in × 70.7 in)
LocationRoyal Collection, Windsor Castle

Portrait of Archduke Charles is an 1819 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Thomas Lawrence of the Austrian general Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen. A member of the House of Habsburg he was the younger brother of Francis I of Austria. During the Napoleonic Wars he has commanded Austrian forces in the Allied coalitions against the French Empire. He won a notable victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Aspern-Essling in 1809 before his defeat at the Battle of Wagram.

Lawrence was Britain's leading portrait painter of the Regency era. From 1814 he was commissioned by the Prince Regent to paint the leading members of the coalition that defeated Napoleon. He painted this work on a visit to the Austrian capital Vienna in 1819. Amongst others he painted on this trip was his Portrait of Francis I of Austria and a Portrait of Napoleon II, the great nephew of Charles.

He shows the Archduke wearing the white and red military uniform of Austria, and decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece and the Military Order of Maria Theresa. Influenced by the military portraits of Joshua Reynolds, it show the archduke as towering figure despite his relatively short stature in real life. Today part of the Royal Collection, it hangs in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle as part of a series of twenty eight paintings produced by Lawrence.

References

  1. Crow p.111
  2. Wagar p.65
  3. Levey p.212-14
  4. Levey p.212-220
  5. https://www.rct.uk/collection/405140/charles-archduke-of-austria-1771-1847

Bibliography

  • Crow, Thomas. Restoration: The Fall of Napoleon in the Course of European Art, 1812-1820. Princeton University Press, 2023.
  • Goldring, Douglas. Regency Portrait Painter: The Life of Sir Thomas Lawrence. Macdonald, 1951.
  • Levey, Michael. Sir Thomas Lawrence. Yale University Press, 2005.
  • Wagar, Chip. Double Emperor: The Life and Times of Francis of Austria. Rowman & Littlefield, 2018.
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