Title

'Franz Joseph', (1933). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Franz Joseph', (1933). Portrait of Franz Josef I (1830-1916) as a boy. Franz Joseph became Emperor of Austria after the Revolution of 1848 which led to the abdication of his uncle, Ferdinand I. His ultimatum to Serbia in 1914 after the assassination of his heir, the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, led to the outbreak of the First World War. After a miniature by Moritz Michael Daffinger. From "Gestalten Der Weltgeschichte", a book of cigarette-card portrait miniatures of figures in world history from the last four hundred years. [Germany, 1933]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1933

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D53_038

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,8Mb (2,9Mb) / 12,5in x 18,3in / 3743 x 5492 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male boy boys young man men country shape emperor Austria monarch guy teenager teenagers color king royal Austrian location century thirties royalty miniature concept oval Colour 19th century 1930s 20th century nineteenth century The Print Collector sovereign portrait oval shaped Unknown Francis Joseph Franz Joseph Franz Josef I Francis Joseph I Franz Joseph I Emperor Franz Josef cigarette card King of Hungary His Majesty Moritz Michael Daffinger Daffinger Michael Moritz Daffinger Moritz Michael Daffinger Moritz-Michael Moritz-Michael Daffinger Michael Moritz Daffinger Franz Joseph I of Austria portrait cigarette card