Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia, and Holy Roman Empress — History & Facts
Liotard made this enamel during a visit to Lyon, basing it on one of several portraits of the sovereign he had earlier done in Vienna. He was particularly proud of the ‘brilliance’ of the hard gem-like surface and colouring. It is one of the largest enamel paintings ever made, and the technique gave Liotard some difficulty: an inscription on the back records that this was the ‘second attempt.’
More Artworks by Jean-Etienne Liotard
The Chocolate Girl
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Portret van de Stadhouder Willem IV (1711-51), prins van Oranje Nassau
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Maria Josepha of Saxony, Dauphine of France
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Marie Fargues, the Painter’s Wife
Jean-Etienne Liotard
View toward the Mont Blanc Massif from the Artist’s Studio at Geneva, with a Self-portrait
Jean-Etienne Liotard
Landschap met koeien, schapen en herderin, gewijzigde kopie naar een schilderij van Paulus Potter, de herderin gekopieerd van een schilderij van Karel Dujardin (recto); onvoltooid portret van een man (verso)
Jean-Etienne Liotard
