Archduke John of Austria (1782-1859)

after Giovanni Batista Lampi the elder (Romeno 1751 – Vienna 1830). Oil painting on canvas, Archduke Johann of Austria, after Giovanni Batista Lampi the elder (1751-1830), previously attributed to circle of Johann Friedrich August Tischbein. A portrait of a middle-aged man in a painted oval, half-length turned slightly towards the left, gazing at spectator. Short hair, balding, with hair brushed forward, wearing a pale blue military uniform with high gold collar edged with red, and decorations including the Golden Fleece, and Maria Theresa. Archduke Johann (or John) of Austria, was the 13th child of Leopold, Grand Duke Leopold of Tuscany and later Holy Roman Emperor. He was born in Florence, where his father Leopold ruled as Grand Duke of Tuscany. In 1790, his father Leopold became Emperor and moved his family to Vienna. In 1829, he married Anna Maria Josephine Plochl, the daughter of Jakob Plochl, the postmaster of Aussee. Killerton, Devon (Accredited Museum)