Dr. Frantisek Smolka
1883
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
126,5 x 95,5 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
194
About this artwork
Dr. Frantisek Smolka war Präsident des Abgeordnetenhauses.
Art Historical Context
**Dr. Frantisekka** is a striking oil-on-canvas portrait painted in 1883 by the Austrian artist Hans Canon (1829–1885). Measuring 126.5 x 95.5 cm, this grand-scale work captures the likeness of Dr. Frantisek Smolka, a Czech politician who served as President of thegeordnetenhaus, lower house of the Austriansrat in the Austro-Hungarian. Housed in Vienna's Bel Collection, it exemplifies Canon's mastery of realistic portraiture, favored by the imperial court for its dignified and lifelike representations of notable figures. Canon, known for his precise brushwork and attention to texture in oil p...