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Johann Baptist LampiPortrait des Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl
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Johann Baptist Lampi
Portrait des Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 83,5 x 65,5 cm.
Das Portrait zeigt den österreichischen Staatsmann Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl (1741-1810) in Halbfigur, frontal zum Betrachter schauend und mit der rechten Hand gestikulierend, so als sei er im Gespräch mit einem Gegenüber. Vor einer weich fallenden, samtig-grünen Draperie, die lediglich einen kleinen Ausblick auf eine graugrüne Wand freilässt, präsentiert sich der Dargestellte mit gepuderter Perücke und in kostbarer Kleidung: über dem Spitzenhemd trägt er einen violetten Samtrock, darüber ein leuchtend rotes Ordensband. Besondere Sorgfalt gilt der Wiedergabe des Ordensschmucks: Als wichtigster Orden kann der vom Goldenen Vlies gelten, den Cobenzl 1792 erhielt und den er hier an der charakteristischen Collane trägt. Darunter ist das Abzeichen des erst 1808 durch Kaiser Franz I. gestifteten Leopold-Ordens zu erkennen. Zu diesem Orden gehören auch das rote Schulterband und der obere der beiden Bruststerne, ein achteckiges, rot emailliertes Kreuz mit der Ordensdevise „Integritati et Merito“. Der darunter angebrachte Bruststern mit dem „Grand Aigle“ bezeichnet die Mitgliedschaft in der 1802 auf Vorschlag von Napoléon Bonaparte, dem Ersten Konsul der Französischen Republik, ins Leben gerufenen Ehrenlegion, zu der Napoleon zwei Jahre später als Kaiser auch entsprechende Insignien stiftete.
Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl durchlief ein wechselvolle Karriere am Habsburger Kaiserhof. Von 1779 bis 1792 amtierte er als österreichischer Vizekanzler, danach für knapp ein Jahr zusätzlich als Außenminister. Als österreichischer Gesandter war Graf Cobenzl von 1801 bis 1805 in Paris tätig, also zur Zeit von Napoleons Aufstieg zum Kaiser, was die Aufnahme in die Ehrenlegion erklären mag.
Johann Baptist Lampi war einer der erfolgreichsten Portraitmaler des mittel- und osteuropäischen Hochadels im späten 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Der in Südtirol geborene Künstler arbeitete zunächst über zwei Jahrzehnte in zahlreichen verschiedenen Städten, u.a. in Wien, Salzburg, Verona und Warschau, bevor er sich nach einem fünfjährigen Aufenthalt in St. Petersburg als Hofmaler der russischen Zarin Katharina II. 1797 in Wien niederließ, wo er den Rest seines Lebens verbringen sollte. „Bei seiner Rückkehr nach Österreich hatte Lampi Ehrungen und Würdigungen im Gepäck, die nur wenige andere Künstler in Europa vorweisen konnten“ (Roberto Pancheri: Johann Baptist Lampi d. Ä. und die Porträtmalerei in Wien zwischen Ancien Régime und Vormärz, in: Ausst.-Kat. „Europa in Wien. Der Wiener Kongress 1814/15“, Wien, Belvedere 2015, S. 156-65, hier S. 157). In Wien, wo Lampi u. a. den Kaiser und weitere Mitglieder der kaiserlichen Familie porträtierte, dürfte auch unser eindrucksvolles Charakterbildnis entstanden sein.
Wir danken Dr. Roberto Pancheri, Trento, für die Bestätigung der Eigenhändigkeit von Johann Baptist Lampi.
Johann Baptist Lampi
Portrait of Count Johann Philipp Cobenzl
Oil on canvas (relined). 83.5 x 65.5 cm.
This half-length portrait depicts the Austrian statesman Count Johann Philipp Cobenzl facing the viewer and gesturing with his right hand, as if in conversation with a counterpart. He is shown in front of a softly falling, velvety green drapery, which provides only a narrow view of the grey-green wall behind it. The sitter presents himself with a powdered wig and in sumptuous clothing: He wears a purple velvet jacket above a lace shirt and above it a bright red collar. Special care has been taken in the reproduction of the badges of the orders with which the sitter is decorated. The most important is the Order of the Golden Fleece, which Cobenzl received in 1792 and which he wears here suspended from its characteristic collar. Beneath it is the insignia of the Leopold Order, which was only founded by Emperor Franz I in 1808. The red ribbon on his shoulder and the upper of the two badges, a red-enamelled eight pointed star with the motto “Integritati et Merito”, also belong to this order. The star with the "Grand Aigle" below it indicates membership to the Legion of Honour, which was founded in 1802 upon the proposal of Napoléon Bonaparte, the First Consul of the French Republic, and for which Napoleon, as Emperor, donated appropriate insignia two years later.
Johann Philipp Count Cobenzl (1741-1810) had a varied career at the Habsburg imperial court. From 1779 to 1792 he served as Austrian Vice-Chancellor, then for almost a year as Foreign Minister. As Austrian envoy, Count Cobenzl was active in Paris from 1801 to 1805, that is, at the time of Napoleon's rise as emperor, which may explain his acceptance into the Legion of Honour.
Johann Baptist Lampi was one of the most successful portrait painters of the Central and Eastern European nobility in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in South Tyrol, the artist first worked for over two decades in numerous different cities, including Vienna, Salzburg, Verona and Warsaw. This was followed by a five-year stay in St. Petersburg as court painter to the Russian Tzarina Catherine II, after which he finally settled in Vienna in 1797 and remained there for the rest of his life. "Upon his return to Austria, Lampi brought with him honours and tributes that few other artists in Europe could boast of" (Roberto Pancheri: Johann Baptist Lampi d. Ä. und die Porträtmalerei in Wien zwischen Ancien Régime und Vormärz, in : Exhib. cat. "Europa in Wien. Der Wiener Kongress 1814/15", Vienna, Belvedere 2015, p. 156-65, here p. 157). It was in Vienna, where Lampi portrayed the Emperor and other members of the imperial family, that our impressive portrait was probably made.
We are grateful to Dr. Roberto Pancheri, Trento, for confirming the attribution on the basis of digital photographs.
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Johann Baptist Lampi
Portrait des Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl
Öl auf Leinwand (doubliert). 83,5 x 65,5 cm.
Das Portrait zeigt den österreichischen Staatsmann Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl (1741-1810) in Halbfigur, frontal zum Betrachter schauend und mit der rechten Hand gestikulierend, so als sei er im Gespräch mit einem Gegenüber. Vor einer weich fallenden, samtig-grünen Draperie, die lediglich einen kleinen Ausblick auf eine graugrüne Wand freilässt, präsentiert sich der Dargestellte mit gepuderter Perücke und in kostbarer Kleidung: über dem Spitzenhemd trägt er einen violetten Samtrock, darüber ein leuchtend rotes Ordensband. Besondere Sorgfalt gilt der Wiedergabe des Ordensschmucks: Als wichtigster Orden kann der vom Goldenen Vlies gelten, den Cobenzl 1792 erhielt und den er hier an der charakteristischen Collane trägt. Darunter ist das Abzeichen des erst 1808 durch Kaiser Franz I. gestifteten Leopold-Ordens zu erkennen. Zu diesem Orden gehören auch das rote Schulterband und der obere der beiden Bruststerne, ein achteckiges, rot emailliertes Kreuz mit der Ordensdevise „Integritati et Merito“. Der darunter angebrachte Bruststern mit dem „Grand Aigle“ bezeichnet die Mitgliedschaft in der 1802 auf Vorschlag von Napoléon Bonaparte, dem Ersten Konsul der Französischen Republik, ins Leben gerufenen Ehrenlegion, zu der Napoleon zwei Jahre später als Kaiser auch entsprechende Insignien stiftete.
Johann Philipp Graf Cobenzl durchlief ein wechselvolle Karriere am Habsburger Kaiserhof. Von 1779 bis 1792 amtierte er als österreichischer Vizekanzler, danach für knapp ein Jahr zusätzlich als Außenminister. Als österreichischer Gesandter war Graf Cobenzl von 1801 bis 1805 in Paris tätig, also zur Zeit von Napoleons Aufstieg zum Kaiser, was die Aufnahme in die Ehrenlegion erklären mag.
Johann Baptist Lampi war einer der erfolgreichsten Portraitmaler des mittel- und osteuropäischen Hochadels im späten 18. und frühen 19. Jahrhundert. Der in Südtirol geborene Künstler arbeitete zunächst über zwei Jahrzehnte in zahlreichen verschiedenen Städten, u.a. in Wien, Salzburg, Verona und Warschau, bevor er sich nach einem fünfjährigen Aufenthalt in St. Petersburg als Hofmaler der russischen Zarin Katharina II. 1797 in Wien niederließ, wo er den Rest seines Lebens verbringen sollte. „Bei seiner Rückkehr nach Österreich hatte Lampi Ehrungen und Würdigungen im Gepäck, die nur wenige andere Künstler in Europa vorweisen konnten“ (Roberto Pancheri: Johann Baptist Lampi d. Ä. und die Porträtmalerei in Wien zwischen Ancien Régime und Vormärz, in: Ausst.-Kat. „Europa in Wien. Der Wiener Kongress 1814/15“, Wien, Belvedere 2015, S. 156-65, hier S. 157). In Wien, wo Lampi u. a. den Kaiser und weitere Mitglieder der kaiserlichen Familie porträtierte, dürfte auch unser eindrucksvolles Charakterbildnis entstanden sein.
Wir danken Dr. Roberto Pancheri, Trento, für die Bestätigung der Eigenhändigkeit von Johann Baptist Lampi.
Johann Baptist Lampi
Portrait of Count Johann Philipp Cobenzl
Oil on canvas (relined). 83.5 x 65.5 cm.
This half-length portrait depicts the Austrian statesman Count Johann Philipp Cobenzl facing the viewer and gesturing with his right hand, as if in conversation with a counterpart. He is shown in front of a softly falling, velvety green drapery, which provides only a narrow view of the grey-green wall behind it. The sitter presents himself with a powdered wig and in sumptuous clothing: He wears a purple velvet jacket above a lace shirt and above it a bright red collar. Special care has been taken in the reproduction of the badges of the orders with which the sitter is decorated. The most important is the Order of the Golden Fleece, which Cobenzl received in 1792 and which he wears here suspended from its characteristic collar. Beneath it is the insignia of the Leopold Order, which was only founded by Emperor Franz I in 1808. The red ribbon on his shoulder and the upper of the two badges, a red-enamelled eight pointed star with the motto “Integritati et Merito”, also belong to this order. The star with the "Grand Aigle" below it indicates membership to the Legion of Honour, which was founded in 1802 upon the proposal of Napoléon Bonaparte, the First Consul of the French Republic, and for which Napoleon, as Emperor, donated appropriate insignia two years later.
Johann Philipp Count Cobenzl (1741-1810) had a varied career at the Habsburg imperial court. From 1779 to 1792 he served as Austrian Vice-Chancellor, then for almost a year as Foreign Minister. As Austrian envoy, Count Cobenzl was active in Paris from 1801 to 1805, that is, at the time of Napoleon's rise as emperor, which may explain his acceptance into the Legion of Honour.
Johann Baptist Lampi was one of the most successful portrait painters of the Central and Eastern European nobility in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Born in South Tyrol, the artist first worked for over two decades in numerous different cities, including Vienna, Salzburg, Verona and Warsaw. This was followed by a five-year stay in St. Petersburg as court painter to the Russian Tzarina Catherine II, after which he finally settled in Vienna in 1797 and remained there for the rest of his life. "Upon his return to Austria, Lampi brought with him honours and tributes that few other artists in Europe could boast of" (Roberto Pancheri: Johann Baptist Lampi d. Ä. und die Porträtmalerei in Wien zwischen Ancien Régime und Vormärz, in : Exhib. cat. "Europa in Wien. Der Wiener Kongress 1814/15", Vienna, Belvedere 2015, p. 156-65, here p. 157). It was in Vienna, where Lampi portrayed the Emperor and other members of the imperial family, that our impressive portrait was probably made.
We are grateful to Dr. Roberto Pancheri, Trento, for confirming the attribution on the basis of digital photographs.
19. Jahrhundert / 19th Century
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