Tag Archives: Austria

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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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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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Frederick III 1415–1493 Holy Roman Emperor

Frederick III was Holy Roman Emperor from 1452 until his death in 1493. He was the penultimate emperor to be crowned by the pope, and the last to be crowned in Rome. He was the fourth King of the Romans and the first Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg, who was to retain the title with one gap until it was declared at an end by Emperor Francis II, in 1806.

Artist/Engraver
Size 32 x 22 cms
Price £28.00

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Joseph von Quarin 1733-1814

Joseph von Quarin was an Austrian physician born in Vienna. At the age of 15, he obtained his PhD in Vienna, followed by studies of medicine at the University of Freiburg. In 1751 he received his medical doctorate, afterwards returning to Vienna, where in 1754 he attained the title of professor.

Artist/Engraver J. Adam, 1788, after J. Kreutzinger.
Size 17 x 12 cms
Price £14.00

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Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen 1817-1895

Archduke Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik of Austria, Duke of Teschen, was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor Francis Joseph I.

Artist/Engraver Weger of Leipzig

*Old damage right side*
Size 27 x 19 cms
Price £14.00

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