Alexander von Bensa «Imperial cortege»

Alexander von Bensa «Imperial cortege»

Oil on panel; 36×58 cm.

The Imperial entourage with Emperor Franz Josef I (1848-1916) on his horse, Empress Elisabeth (1854-1898) (known as Sissi) and their youngest daughter Archduchess Marie Valerie (1868-1924) in the carriage

Franz Kopallik «View of Moscow», 1898

Franz Kopallik «View of Moscow», 1898 г.

Gouache, watercolour, ink and pencil on paper; 56х74.5 cm.
Private collection
LOT SOLD 12,500 GBP | 19,025 USD | 1,017,380 RUB
02 JUN 2015 | LONDON


The present work on paper was executed by Viennese court painter Franz Kopallik on a visit to Russia in 1898. He was invited to the court of Tsar Nicholas II by the Austro-Hungarian ambassador, Prince Franz of Liechtenstein, later Franz I.