Johann N. Ender (1793-1854) Portrait Of Marie-anne Of Savoy, Empress Consort Of Austria

Johann Nepomuk ENDER (1793-1854)
Portrait of Marie-Anne Caroline Pia of Savoy (1803-1884), princess of Sardinia then by her marriage with Ferdinand I of Austria, empress consort of Austria.
Watercolor on paper.
Circa 1830.
H. 23 x L. 18 cm.

The Empress is represented seated in an outfit fashionable during the Romantic era: white muslin dress with balloon sleeves and feathered hat, completed by a yellow shawl embroidered with paisley patterns.

In a rectangular gilt bronze frame, with easel foot on the back.
This large miniature is a preparatory watercolor version for the portrait of the Empress consort of Austria executed by the same artist (oil on canvas) and part of a private Viennese collection. This collection also contains a first sketch painted in watercolor, less accomplished than ours but signed by Ender, unlike ours.