Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe

Various artists/makers

1794

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Hidden silhouettes of the rulers of Europe
Artist: Lussano (Italian(?), active ca. 1794)
Artist: After Christian Schwan (German, active 18th century)
Subject: Pope Pius VI (r. 1775–1799)
Subject: Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (Austrian, Florence 1768–1835 Vienna)
Subject: Wilhelm II, Emperor of Germany
Subject: George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland (Hanover 1683–1760 London)
Subject: Caroline of Ansbach (British, Ansbach 1683–1737 London)
Subject: Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (Spanish, El Escorial 1784–1833 Madrid)
Subject: Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (German, Drogenbos 1724–1799 Munich)
Subject: Louis XVI, King of France (French, Versailles 1754–1793 Paris)
Subject: Louis XVII (French, Versailles 1785–1795 Paris)
Subject: Marie Antoinette, Queen of France (French (born Austria), Vienna 1755–1792 Paris)
Subject: Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, Prince-elector and Archbishop of Mainz (German, Lohr am Main 1719–1802 Aschaffenburg)
Date: 1794
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 9/16 × 11 3/4 in. (19.2 × 29.8 cm)
Sheet: 8 9/16 × 12 3/8 in. (21.7 × 31.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Glenn Tilley Morse Collection, Bequest of Glenn Tilley Morse, 1950
Object Number: 50.602.203
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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