Portrait of Lola Montez
Painting by Joseph Karl Stieler
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Portrait of Lola Montez is an 1847 portrait painting of the Irish dancer and courtesan Lola Montez.[1] Painted by the German artist Joseph Karl Stieler, it portrays her at the time she was mistress of Ludwig I of Bavaria.[2] Montez, the estranged wife of a British army officer, performed on stage across Europe before meeting Ludwig and settling in Bavaria.[3] His extravagance towards her was one of the factors behind his overthrow in the 1848 Revolution.
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| Artist | Joseph Karl Stieler |
| Year | 1847 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait |
| Dimensions | 72 cm × 58.6 cm (28 in × 23.1 in) |
| Location | Nymphenburg Palace, Munich |
Stieler had been the court painter to the Bavarian monarchs since 1820 and in 1826 had painted a portrait of Ludwig in his coronation robes. His painting of Montez was placed in the Gallery of Beauties at Ludwig's Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.[4]
