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Portrait of Archduke Charles-Louis of Austria (1771-1847)

Description

Archduke Charles-Louis of Austria (1771-1847) of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine was an Austrian general. In March 1797 he achieved the Armistice of Leoben in negotiations with Napoleon I (reigned 1804-1814/15). In the Battle of Aspern on May 21-22, 1809, his troops finally inflicted a defeat on Napoleon, which is considered Napoleon's first defeat on a battlefield.

Object description

Engraver: Christian von Mechel-Haas (1737-1817)

Basel, 1797

Aquatint, colored

Gift Mrs. Rickli-Linder

Inv. 1896.7.

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