Friedrich Franceschini
Friedrich Franceschini (born July 30, 1845 in Vienna ; † April 2, 1906 there ) was an Austrian officer and portrait painter .
Life
Franceschini studied three and a half years at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Subsequently he was trained as an officer at the regimental cadet school. On December 6th, 1860 he was retired as a cadet for the kuk - Infantry Regiment No. 54 . He made his career as a troop officer in the Austro-Hungarian Army and was promoted to colonel in Infantry Regiment No. 72 on November 1, 1896 . Later he became commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade, on November 1, 1902 Major General conveyed, after he joined on 1 May 1904 in the retirement .
As an artist, Franceschini did not make a particularly lasting impression. Only a few works by his hand have survived, including a portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I , which he painted at the age of 30 and which is now in the permanent exhibition of the Vienna Museum of Military History .
Works (selection)
- Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I in field marshal's gala uniform (at the age of 45), 1875, oil on canvas, approx. 73 × 60 cm, Army History Museum, Vienna.
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Broucek: An Austrian General Against Hitler: FML Alfred Jansa - Memories, online at Google Books
- ^ Manfried Rauchsteiner , Manfred Litscher (Ed.): The Army History Museum in Vienna. Verlag Styria , Vienna 2000, p. 56.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Franceschini, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 30, 1845 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 2, 1906 |
| Place of death | Vienna |