Austria, Empire. A Large Oil Painting Of A Holy Roman Emperor, C.1900 GTRexclude 1914 Friedrich August Cross

1914 Friedrich August Cross

circumscribed “PRO DEO ET PATRIA” (God and Country)

(Luftwaffen-Fliegerschützen und Bordfunkerabzeichen Ring)

but a severe fuel shortage in Italy at that time prevented her from being deployed

inscribed MERENTI (MERIT)

Austria, Empire. A Large Oil Painting Of A Holy Roman Emperor, C.1900 GTRexclude 1914 Friedrich August CrossA large, extremely well preserved oil on canvas painting depicting Margrave Saint Leopold III (the patron Saint of Austria). The subject is shown seated on a cloud and wearing full armour beneath an ornate mantle. His head is topped by a matching crown, and he additionally wears the neck chain of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Gazing toward the heavens, his left arm clutches a pole featuring an early version of the Imperial flag, with the opposite