Masterfully early 19th century portrait of a young Austrian official was attributed to Austrian portrait painter Peter Wolf (1768 - 1836 Vienna). The Army Museum in Vienna keeps his portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Georg Freiherr von Vega, signed and dated 1803.

Literature: Artist lexicons by Thieme/Becker , Leipzig, 1999; by Prof. H.Fuchs, Vienna, 1975.

Inscription: signed with monogram P.W. pinx.(painted by), lower left.

Technique: Oil on wood. Original period gold-plated frame.

Measurements: unframed w 3 1/2" x 4 1/4" (8,2 x 10,8 cm); framed w 9 1/2" x h 10 3/8" (24,2 x 26,4 cm).

Condition: in good condition.