Category Archives: Austrian

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Ida Laura Pfeiffer 1797-1858

 

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Ida Laura Pfeiffer, née Reyer, a famous early female Austrian professional traveler who became an explorer, ethnographer, and travel writer; her bestselling journals were translated into seven languages . 

Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size28 x 21cms
Price £16.00

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Joseph de Wins 1732-1798

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Joseph Nikolaus Freiherr de Vins or Joseph de Wins (1732 – 26 September 1798), joined the army of Habsburg Austria and fought in the Seven Years’ War where he was decorated for bravery. By 1773 he earned promotion to general officer. From 1783 he held important posts on the Military Frontier and led an independent corps in Croatia during the Austro-Turkish War. In the French Revolutionary Wars he commanded the joint forces of Austria and the Kingdom of Sardinia-Piedmont from 1792 until 1795. 

Artist/Engraver Jacob Adam 1793
Size 16 x 11cms
Price £28.00

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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf, née Starck 1840-1913

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Ingeborg Bronsart von Schellendorf, née Starck (1840-1913), was born to Swedish parents in St Petersburg. In the late 1850s, she studied with Franz Liszt, who greatly encouraged her; in 1861 she married the composer-conductor Hans Bronsart von Schellendorff (1830-1913) 

Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size 29 x 20cms
Price £14.00

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Martha Remmert 1853-1941

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Martha Remmert was a German classical pianist, music educator, conductor and music writer. Born: 4 August 1853, Duża Wólka, Poland  Died: 24 January 1941 (age 87 years), Neuses, Coburg, Germany 

Artist/Engraver August Weger 1823-1892 Leipzig
Size 29 x 20cms
Price £14.00

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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor 1678-1711

Joseph I (Joseph Jacob Ignaz Johann Anton Eustachius; 1678-1711) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1705 until his death in 1711. He was the eldest son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor from his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg. Joseph was crowned King of Hungary at the age of nine in 1687 and was elected King of the Romans at the age of eleven in 1690. He succeeded to the thrones of Bohemia and the Holy Roman Empire when his father died.

Artist/Engraver Johann Ulrich Kraus 1655-1719
Size 34 x 23 cms
Price £38.00

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