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ANTIQUE #SA1073104

Late 18th-century Austrian School, Portrait Of Joseph Thaddäus Glaser Von Glasersberg - Antique Oil Painting

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This late 18th-century Austrian oil painting depicts a young Joseph Thaddäus Glaser Von Glasersberg.
 
Attired in a formal red and gold riding coat, he clutches the reins of a pony. A cavalry sword is attached to his belt and his hair is powdered to perfection. It’s a remarkable portrayal of a young man destined to follow in his father’s footsteps.
 
Joseph Thaddäus Von Glasersberg was born in 1771 and descended from Bohemian nobility. Little is known about his life aside from a reference in the archives to his purchase of Stranitz Castle near Brüx, Bohemia, which was built by Franz Xaver Glaser von Glasersberg, presumably his father or uncle. The castle was a two-wing, one-story building with fine allegorical statues representing the four seasons and one can imagine this portrait proudly hanging in a palatial setting.
 
In the early 1970s, the village of Stranitz was filled with mining rubble and, as such, the castle no longer exists. This piece, from around 1780 is perhaps the onl...
Antique SA1073104 shown on this page was made in the 18th Century. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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