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Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria by Anton Raphael Mengs

Archduke Ferdinand and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Anton Raphael Mengs · 1770

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Artist
Anton Raphael Mengs
Date
1770
Location
Museo del Prado
ART MOVEMENTS
Classicism
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Anton Raphael Mengs

Anton Raphael Mengs was a German Neoclassical painter who served as court painter to Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony, and King Charles III of Spain.

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