Feldmarschall Gideon Ernst Freiherr von Loudon
Medium
Öl auf Leinwand
Dimensions
100 x 76,8 cm
Classification
Gemälde
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
1129
About this artwork
Entwurf zu Inv.-Nr. 2469
Art Historical Context
In the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, Sigmund L'Almand's 1877 oil on canvas portrait, *Feldmarschall Ernst Freiherr von Loudon* (100 x 76.8 cm), captures stern visage of one of the Habsburg Empire's most celebrated 18th-century military leaders. Gideon Ernst von Loudon, Austrian field marshal, rose to prominence during the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven' War, earning fame for victories like the Battle of Kunersdorf in 1759. Painted over a century after his death in 1790, this work reflects the 19th-century fascination with imperial heroes, evoking national pride amid the Austro-...