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Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish Hunter

Title

Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish Hunter

Creator

Richter, Edouard Frédéric Wilhelm, 1844-1913

Date

1881

Identifier

RDS_treasures_439_Richter_Elisabeth Empress of Austria.jpg

Subject

Elisabeth, Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1837-1898
Equestrian portraits, European
Royal Dublin Society

Description

Princess Elisabeth (1837-1898), empress consort (1854-1898) of Franz Joseph, emperor of Austria (1848–1916) and king of Hungary (1867–1916), The subject depicted seated on an Irish hunter named Domino, in side-saddle; wearing a dark riding habit, white collar and cuffs and a black riding hat, holding a fan in her proper right hand, on a riding path in a landscape with trees to the right of the composition.
Provenance: Presented to the Society by the Ward Union Hunt in 2012.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Painting

Coverage

1881

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

73.5 x 58.5 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Richter, Edouard Frédéric Wilhelm, 1844-1913, “Portrait of Elisabeth, Empress of Austria, on Domino, an Irish Hunter,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 8, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3934.

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