In 1901 he was accepted into the Künstlerhaus Vienna. Wichera then went on to become president of the Guild of Old Masters ("Alte Meistergilde") in Vienna; later, he is made he a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts and an advisor to Emperor Franz Joseph. Under him, Wichera served as the court painter.
Signed "R. Wichera" bottom left.
Cleaned.
Original frame: good condition.