ANON
19th Cent. European school
Small oval Portrait of Andreas Hofer
Watercolours and gold paint on paper, dated 1838 on verso,
Set in a heavy gilt-wood frame. 5 x 4" (12.5 x 10.2 cm.) Frame 10 1/4 x 9 1/4"
Ref. 641 GH126 (140) /DNN/ dd.amdo> LOL PRICE CODE C
Andreas Hofer In 1809 he became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the revolutionary Napoleonic invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot.
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