Die Hofschauspielerin Sophie Müller
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
66 x 52,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
3689
Art Historical Context
### Die Hofschauspiel Sophie Müller Ferd Georg Waldmüller’s *Die Hofschausperin Sophie Müller* (1822) is a captivating oil-on-canvas portrait measuring 66 x 52.5 cm, now housed in Vienna’s prestigious Belvedere Collection. Painted during the Biedermeier era, depicts Sophie Müller, a prominent court actress at the imperial theater, embodying the elegance and poise of Viennese high society. Waldmüller a leading Austrian portraitist of his time, masterfully captures her likeness with remarkable realism, highlighting her expressive features and refined attire against a softly lit background. Thi...
About the Artist
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller
Comment on works: portrait; genre; landscape; still-life