Null Austrian Artist around 1900, portrait of emperor Franz Joseph I. (1830-1916…
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Austrian Artist around 1900, portrait of emperor Franz Joseph I. (1830-1916), in blue artillery uniform, signed upper left and dated 1910, oil on canvas, in original frame, 90 x 65 cm

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Austrian Artist around 1900, portrait of emperor Franz Joseph I. (1830-1916), in blue artillery uniform, signed upper left and dated 1910, oil on canvas, in original frame, 90 x 65 cm

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