Elisabeth von Österreich, nicknamed Sisi, was Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary from her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I on 24 April 1854 until her assassination in 1898.. Painting by Gyula Benczúr, a Hungarian painter and art teacher. An “outstanding exponent of academicism”, he specialized in portraits and historical scenes. He is “considered one of the greatest Hungarian masters of historicism”.
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