Crown Prince Karl Albrecht of Bavaria (1697-1745),

um 1722

Material / Technology / Carrier

Oil on canvas

Dimensions of the object

80 x 64 cm

Displayed

München, Residenz

Department

French Painting

Genre

Painting

Inventory number

7548

Acquisition

Vor 1822 im Bestand

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen

Citation

Joseph Vivien, Kurprinz Karl Albrecht von Bayern, nachmaliger Kaiser Karl VII. (1697-1745), um 1722, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/7yxYkNqGYm (Last updated on 27.10.2025)

This lifelike oil painting depicts Karl Albrecht, the eldest son of Max Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and his second wife, Therese Kunigunde; he became emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 1742. Joseph Vivien painted several portraits of him in oil. This portrait has been considered a work by Vivien since the 1960s. It was probably painted in 1722, when the Crown Prince married Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria.