Martin van Meytens was a Swedish-Austrian painter who painted members of the Royal Court of Austria such as Marie Antoinette, Maria Theresa of Austria, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, the Emperor's family and members of the local aristocracy. His painting style inspired many other painters to paint in a similar format.
van Meytens, Self-Portrait, c. 1740s.
Wedding Supper by Martin van Meytens
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria (later Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma)
Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria, 1767 (later Marie Antoinette, Queen of France)
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis I was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Austria, and Tuscany through his marriage to Maria Theresa, daughter of Emperor Charles VI. Francis was the last non-Habsburg monarch of the Empire. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children.
Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1745
Francis at the age of 15 in his hunting attire
Francis I and his family (by Martin van Meytens)
Silver coin: 10 paoli Grand Duchy of Tuscany - Francis, 1747
