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Title
  • Franz Schrotzberg Portrait of a Lady
Production
Material | Technique
Measurements
  • height: 137 cm
  • width: 108 cm
Inventory number
  • MAL 300
Acquisition
  • legacy
Department
  • Library and Works on Paper Collection
Inscriptions
  • signature: sign. li.u.: Schrotzberg 1838
Description
    Franz Schrotzberg (1811–1889) became famous for his portraits of the Viennese aristocracy in general and Empress Elisabeth in particular. This portrait of a lady in Biedermeier costume from 1838 is probably one of the first portraits in his extensive oeuvre; it contrasts entirely with his later sweetly flattering portraits of almond-eyed women. This realistic painting expresses the entire palette of Viennese Biedermeier fashion: it shows a woman in her forties with a narrow waistline typical of the mid-1830s with very wide and extremely puffy sleeves and a voluminous silk skirt. Casually thrown around her shoulders, the loose scarf with Oriental embellishments—known as a “Viennese scarf” or “Turkish scarf” due to its bold colors—is typical for the period and its color contrasts well with the earth-colored crinoline. A black bonnet is tied into the chignon: yet more evidence that the woman was fashionable.
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  • 15.03.2025


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