Empress Elisabeth of Austria painted brisé fan with portrait of Crown Prince Rudolf
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
circa 1863/65
This brisé fan, dating from circa 1863 to 1865, is crafted from walnut and rosewood. The fan features a hand-painted depiction, executed after a photograph, showing Crown Prince Rudolf at approximately five years of age wearing a Hungarian-style uniform, nestled within a bouquet of violets.
The fan is signed by F. Theyer in Vienna. The individual wooden leaves are connected by a brown silk binding, which remains intact though slightly torn on the upper cover leaf. The fan measures 24 cm in length. It is housed in an accompanying case with a white silk lining, which features a gold-stamped manufacturer's mark for Fr. Rosenberg, located at Graben in Vienna. The overall dimensions of the case are 25.7 x 5.5 x 5 cm.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Length
- 24 cm
- Materials
- Walnut, rosewood, silk
- Case dimensions
- 25.7 x 5.5 x 5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Construction
- Brisé fan with silk-bound leaves
Design
- Motifs
- Portrait of Crown Prince Rudolf in Hungarian uniform surrounded by violets
- Signature
- F. Theyer in Wien
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- F. Theyer
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.