This posthumous portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 - 1791 ) was painted at the request of Joseph Sonnleithner in 1819 . Kraft used three previous portraits of Mozart , sent to her by Mozart's sister , Nannerl , as a reference for this painting .
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Friday, 11 November 2011
' Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ' Barbara Kraft Austrian ( 1764-1825 ) oil on canvas circa 1819
This posthumous portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ( 1756 - 1791 ) was painted at the request of Joseph Sonnleithner in 1819 . Kraft used three previous portraits of Mozart , sent to her by Mozart's sister , Nannerl , as a reference for this painting .
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