Lot 137: Johann Nepomuk Hoechle (Munich 1790-1835 Vienna)

The Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Maria Anna in a coach bearing the Habsburg Imperial arms leaving Laxenburg Castle
with inscription 'Souvenir à LAXENBURG' on the original frame
black chalk, pen and black ink, watercolour heightened with white
8 x 15 1/4 in. (200 x 384 mm.)

This drawing shows the imperial family leaving Laxenburg Castle on the outskirts of Vienna, with the Franzenburg, built in the medieval style in 1799-1801 by the Emperor Franz II, seen in the distance. The Archduke Ferdinand (1793-1875) married Princess Maria-Anna of Sardinia (1803-1884) in 1831, and succeeded his father as Emperor of Austria four years later.

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Please note that the illustrations for this and the preceding lot, although correctly labelled, have been transposed.