Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress

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: ‘2e essai’

Art Historical Context

### Maria Theresa: A Regal Enamel Portrait Jean-Etienne Liotard, a Swiss-born artist renowned for his meticulous rococo portraits in pastel and enamel, captured Archduchess Maria Theresa in striking 1747 work. Titled *Maria Theresa, Archduchess of, Queen of Hungary and, and Holy Roman Empress the painting depicts the formidable ruler during her early reign, a period marked by the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748). Liotard, who resided in Vienna from 1743 to 1753, became a favored court painter to the Habsburgs, blending Eastern influences from his travels with precise European realis...

About the Artist

Jean-Etienne Liotard · 1692–1789

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