Johann Gottfried Auerbach (1697 – 1753) 

• Was an Austrian painter and etcher.
• Auerbach was born in Mühlhausen.
• He painted primarily portraits and battle genre works.
• Auerbach was appointed Imperial Court Painter by Emperor Charles VI in 1735 and Chamber Painter in 1741.
• In 1750, he became a member of the Academy of Fine Arts.
• The Imperial and Royal Gallery in Vienna preserves his portrait of Emperor Charles VI, and the monumental equestrian portrait of Prince Eugene of Savoy, which is in the Museum of Military History in Vienna, is particularly striking and well-known.
• The displayed painting is a crop from: Johann Gottfried Auerbach, Self-portrait in front of the easel, with the profile portrait of Empress Elisabeth Christine (1697 - 1753), mother of Empress Maria Theresa (1717 - 1780), 1737.
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